It’s time to get your hands on one of these great YA books, which all feature autistic characters. From romances to creepy science fiction creatures, these books have it all!
Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji, who is on the run from the cult that raised him and unleashed Armageddon, is rescued by a group of teens from the local LGBTQ+ Center. Their leader, Nick – gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot – realizes…
Lark Winters wants to be a writer, so they’ve been trying to build up their social media following. But when Lark’s former best friend, Kasim, accidentally posts from Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret crush, Lark realizes they…
Ariana Ruiz wants to be noticed, but as an autistic girl who never talks, she goes largely ignored by her peers. So, when cute, popular Luis starts to pay attention to her, Ari finally feels seen. But after Luis takes advantage of Ari’s…
When autistic teen Sam Sylvester moves to a new town, they start to become obsessed with the death of a boy who lived there in the 80s. Sam's convinced the boy was murdered, and as they investigate further, threatening notes and figures…
Margo Zimmerman just realized she’s gay. Her autism compels her to know everything about a subject before acting upon it, and her newly discovered sexuality is no different. Abbie Sokoloff has her own gayness down to a science, but is…
Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let the hateful reactions to him coming out as trans ruin his senior year. Instead of letting his outdated school administration silence him, Jeremy decides to make some noise…
JJ Pankowski, a punk rock loving boy with undiagnosed autism, can't seem to fit in at his new school as one of the only white kids. Pie Velez, a math and history geek by day and graffiti artist by night is eager to follow in his idol…
There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam, an autistic girl who prefers to communicate non-verbally, has grown up with this lesson all her life. But when Jam meets Pet, an angel who emerges…
Charlie likes to stand out. She’s promoting her first movie at SupaCon, and when actress Alyssa Huntington arrives as a surprise guest, it seems Charlie’s longtime crush on her isn’t as one-sided as she thought. Taylor likes to blend in.…
It's 1967, and Kitty Granger is about to accidentally become a spy. A working-class girl from London's East End who today would be recognized as autistic, she's spent 16 years hiding her peculiarities from the world. But after her…
Life on the Spectrum : An Autistic Comic Anthology
This anthology features comics from 30 autistic creators about their experiences of living in a world that doesn’t always understand or accept them. It contains illustrated explorations of everything from life pre-diagnosis, to tips on how…
In 1883 London, 16-year-old Silas Bell is one of the few people who can speak with the dead, and according to his mother, he’ll be married by the end of the year. It doesn’t matter that he’s needed a decade of tutors to hide his autism, or…
Grace has autism, and her own way of looking at the world. She's got a horse and a best friend who understand her, and that's pretty much all she needs. But when Grace kisses Gabe and things start to change at home, the world doesn't make…
Tilly Twomley is burnt out from struggling through high school as a teen with ADHD, but a summer internship traveling through Europe seems like the perfect opportunity for a fresh start. Oliver Clark’s autism has often made it hard for him…
In 1969 Czechoslovakia, 17-year-old Pavol dies protesting the Soviet Union's invasion of his country. Now the government is suspicious of his three closest friends as well, one of which is Tomáš, who has already been accused of…
