Neurodiversity and Disability in Society - 50 Introductory Books

50 books on the spectrum that give a broad interdisciplinary introduction to neurodivergence, multiple intelligences, and impairments, limitations, disabilities, and handicaps in western society.

Accessible to high school and young adult audiences; homeschool, college and university students; and teachers, educators, spouses, parents, pastors, ministers, clergy, therapists, and adults of all types.

This is the first in a series of 12 static lists with subsequent lists taking deeper dives into the topics broached in this overview. Please do not add books to this list. Comments with your ideas, swaps you would make, and your own list of recommendations are welcomed!

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1	NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman 4.28 avg rating — 17,399 ratings score: 492, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan 4.31 avg rating — 3,185 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes 4.09 avg rating — 1,455 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	NeuroDiversity: The Birth of an Idea by Judy Singer 3.93 avg rating — 292 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Moojag and the Lost Memories (MOOJAG #2) by N.E. McMorran (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Moojag and the Auticode Secret by N.E. McMorran (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain by Thomas Armstrong (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 975 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table by Blake E.S. Taylor 3.72 avg rating — 695 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 1,591 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph P. Shapiro 4.09 avg rating — 677 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner 3.96 avg rating — 2,668 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Insanity and Sanctity in Byzantium: The Ambiguity of Religious Experience by Youval Rotman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Deaf and Disability Studies: Interdisciplinary Perspectives by Susan Burch (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks 4.15 avg rating — 23,450 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Beginning with Disability: A Primer by Lennard J. Davis (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure by Eli Clare (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,044 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 4.15 avg rating — 46,772 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Deborah Reber (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,517 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Life Together: Wisdom of Community from the Christian East by Seraphim Bishop Sigrist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist by Dorothy Day 4.02 avg rating — 5,573 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls Who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time by Lawrence G. Lovasik 4.50 avg rating — 466 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think And How Schools Should Teach by Howard Gardner 3.96 avg rating — 951 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks 3.95 avg rating — 73,205 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	How Music Works by David Byrne (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 27,756 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis 4.20 avg rating — 78,238 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening by John Elder Robison (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 1,428 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	See It Feelingly: Classic Novels, Autistic Readers, and the Schooling of a No-Good English Professor by Ralph James Savarese 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neurodiversity by Daniel Bowman Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 748 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Face Laughs While the Brain Cries: The Education of a Doctor by Stephen L. Hauser 4.31 avg rating — 261 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Rough Waters: From Surviving to Thriving with a Progressive Muscular Dystrophy by Heather C. Markham (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	If We Were Stars by Eule Grey (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Autistic and Black by Kala Allen Omeiza (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Neurodiversity in the Workplace: How to create an inclusive and safe environment by Alice Hewson (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	AUTISM CAUSES UNVEILED: The Hidden Traumatic Brain Injury at Birth Causing the Autism Epidemic by Dinesh Danny really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	A Field Guide to Earthlings: An Autistic/Asperger View of Neurotypical Behavior by Ian Ford (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 342 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice by Howard Gardner 3.99 avg rating — 1,449 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Bullshit in Psychotherapy by George Steinfeld 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Crippled Grace: Disability, Virtue Ethics, and the Good Life by Shane Clifton 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica by Thaddeus of Vitovnica 4.60 avg rating — 1,694 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church by Bethany McKinney Fox (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Wounded Healer by Henri J.M. Nouwen 4.23 avg rating — 12,859 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Spiritual Counsels I: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man by Paisios of Mount Athos 4.83 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Receiving the Gift of Friendship: Profound Disability, Theological Anthropology, and Ethics by Hans S. Reinders 4.30 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Seven Longest Yards: Our Love Story of Pushing the Limits while Leaning on Each Other by Chris Norton 4.27 avg rating — 796 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Scoot Over and Make Some Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs by Heather Avis 4.21 avg rating — 598 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder by Lucy Jane Miller 4.22 avg rating — 933 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child by Ross W. Greene 4.21 avg rating — 2,233 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Person in the Orthodox Tradition by Hierotheos Vlachos 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church by John D. Zizioulas 4.33 avg rating — 475 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	How Children Learn by John C. Holt 4.18 avg rating — 3,499 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	How Children Fail by John C. Holt 4.24 avg rating — 1,987 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's Tough Moral Issues by Leila Miller 4.47 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Power of Creativity: A Three-Part Series for Writers, Artists, Musicians and Anyone In Search of Great Ideas by Bryan Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy by Steve Stoute 3.88 avg rating — 519 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 32,463 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	By the Light of the Moon by Dean Koontz (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 27,403 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	House Rules by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 185,743 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4.26 avg rating — 17,326 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars