The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project

The cover of Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae, featuring two teenage girls kissing while holding a volleyball. The one on the left has curly brown hair, a pink top, and jeans, the one on the right has long blonde hair in a ponytail, a white jersey, and orange athletic pants. Secondary text reads: "She's done playing by the rules." and a blurb "Deeply Heartfelt." -Rachel Lynn Soloman, New York Times best selling author of Today Tonight Tomorrow

Currently reading (book #4): ARC of Smash or Pass by Birdie Shae! This is one of my most anticipated reads of 2026 as I've seen the author talk about this book for nearly a year on tiktok/ig! It's a YA sapphic volleyball romance with autism rep! This releases on May 12th! Also the cover is GORGEOUS!

Book cover description: A blue sky with a few light puffy clouds is the background for a clothesline with three pairs of shorts on it. The left pair of shorts has dragon scales pattern, the middle one has a deck of cards pattern, and the one on the right has a galaxy pattern. Quote at the top says, "Cait Gordon writes with infectious joy and energy, and with a sense of humour that is never far from the surface—even in the darkest moments." Kate Heartfield, Prix Aurora Award-winning author of The Embroidered Book

Cayleen is an autistic writing instructor who hates ABA but loves ABBA. She doesn’t believe autism is a superpower. But a lightning strike changes her life, giving her a superpower—with boogie. “Putting a Bee in her Bonnet” is in Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain! #BookSky
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Inheritance book one, Jack of Thorns Urban fantasy Celtic mythology Pagan florist A dying god Autistic aristocrat Very slow burn m/m Book mom Trauma None of these asses are smart

Charlie Hart, book one, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Queer spies Bri'ish innit Evil billionaire Railway engineer Criminal mastermind Very slow burn f/f Nukes All war is class war Spy+Quartermaster smooching

Tooth & Claw, book one: Blind Man's Wolf Paranormal romance Bitter vampire hunter Blind vampire art dealer Shy werewolf dog trainer Alphahole (derogatory) M/M romance Plenty of blood Plenty of tea Skeevy vampire politics afoot

As for the very gay book nonsense HI I'M AK, I WRITE VERY GAY BOOKS 😁

Inheritance: urban fantasy, disaster bisexuals, trauma

Charlie Hart: spy thriller, crime gals, nukes

Tooth & Claw: paranormal romance, bloodloss, London innit

I hope that answers the question 😁

Trope/Theme map for an unrevealed book title coming in 2026. Themes/tropes include: Cyberpunk retelling of Snow White; Sapphic, Ace Romance; Comfort playlist; Cozy 2nd-Hand shopping trip; Jailbreak? Absolutely, yes; Little People rep that isn't stereotypical; Found family; Dual POV-Autistic Cis Woman MC and Trans Woman MC; Rebel Broadcast. Title and cover reveal coming January 2026

Only a couple more days until everyone gets to know what this is called AND what the cover looks like! I'm excited to share it with you all! 💙📚

#WritingCommunity #CoverReveal #TitleReveal #ComingSoon

Book cover with the title ‘Re-Storying Autism’ in bold blue and yellow lettering above a large, multicoloured infinity symbol. Below, the subtitle reads: ‘A Framework For Families, Parents, And Carers: Reimagining Support For Autistic People’. The authors’ names, David Gray-Hammond and Helen Edgar, appear at the bottom. The background is a soft pale blue.

I am excited to announce a new book and course will soon be available from myself and @emergentdivergence.com

Re-Storying Autism. A Framework For Families, Parents and Carers: Reimagining Support For Autistic People

More updates coming soon!

Thank you and congratulations on your book being published!

ARC READERS DO YOU ENJOY THE FOLLOWING? • Whimsy • Sweet, Steamy Romance • Dark fantasy • Humor • Relatable Characters • Found Family • Powerful FMC's • Cinnamon-roll MMC's • Stolen Moments • Autistic Coded Characters • Multi POV in a Plot That Pulls No Punches

She devoured my ability to speak, the heated bliss of her mouth leaving me little more than a shuddering gasp on her tongue. -Lhoris-

THE ORACLE'S JOURNEY IS GETTING A SECOND EDITION! What does that mean? Better Writing Better World Building New Scenes

Seeking #romantasy ARC readers! This is a second edition for The Oracle’s Journey, book 1 of my Elves of Alaire series. Check out the graphics and application for details.
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#fantasyromance #arcreader

Advertorial: Autistic woman misdiagnosed with every mental illness under the sun finally correctly diagnosed as hilarious A late-diagnosed autistic woman who spent an eventful few decades in mental-health services has been identified at last as a comedy writer, readers of her debut book, All My Worldly Joy, have…

A late-diagnosed autistic woman who spent an eventful few decades in mental-health services has been identified at last as a comedy writer, readers of her debut book, All My Worldly Joy, have discovered.

All My Worldly Joy: A Memoir of Motherhood and Mental Health A Memoir of Motherhood and Mental Health

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Romance readers, ARCs for FALLING STAR ENCHANTMENT are now available on Netgalley! This is an open-door historical romantasy with humor and heart. #romancelandia

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Looking for more books about or related to autism, written by autistic people? There’s over 2,400 books listed on the website!

You can also find links to the above books on the 2025 Book Releases page.
autismbooksbyautisticauthors.com/2025-book-re...

Books are included if they are about or have a minimum of one chapter related to autism, or have autistic main characters. Each book has at least one autistic author or contributor. Some books are written by both autistic and non-autistic people, therefore not all authors will be autistic.

Note: These are the books I am aware of that have been published in December 2025. I have not read every book and inclusion is not endorsement.

Know of a book I've missed? Add it below!

Glimmer in the Dark by @cozydubois.bsky.social

Moonshadow by @bethcohenwrites.bsky.social

Might Cry Later by Kay Kerr (Young adult)

Moojag and the Sloth Guardians by N.E. McMorran (Middle grade)

Graphic with text Books with Autistic Characters by Autistic Authors. Published December 2025. Displays the book covers for: - Glimmer in the Dark by Cozy DuBois - Moonshadow by Beth Cohen - Might Cry Later by Kay Kerr (Young adult) - Moojag and the Sloth Guardians by N.E. McMorran (Middle grade)

Books with Autistic characters written by Autistic authors. Published December 2025.

It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School edited by Rachel Davis, @claruineill.bsky.social, and @suereviews.bsky.social

The Weight of Normal by @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com

Spicing Up the Neurotype: Year Three Comic Collection by @autiebiographical.bsky.social

Graphic with text Non-Fiction, Memoir, & Comics by Autistic authors and contributors. Published December 2025. Displays the book covers for: - It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School edited by Rachel Davis, Claire O’Neill, and Sue Fletcher-Watson - NeuroDivergent Rebel’s The Weight of Normal by Lyric Rivera - Spicing Up the Neurotype: Year Three Comic Collection by Theresa Scovil

Autism Non-Fiction, Memoir, & Comics, written by Autistic authors and contributors. Published December 2025.

Graphic with text at the top stating Autism Books by Autistic Authors. Published December 2025. In the centre is a collage of book covers, tilted on an angle. Each book is listed in detail in the subsequent graphics and text. At the bottom is the text The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @AutisticBooks. In the bottom corner is a small logo with colourful books and a small plant either side.

It was a quiet month, but these are the books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors that were published in December 2025!

Here's to hoping 2026 is much better for everyone on a personal and global level.

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#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky

The novels Their Heart A Hive, Black Velvet, A Designer Magick, and Fortitude Waters by Fox N. Locke alongside Trans_lucent by Wayward Sparx on a crumpled paper effect background. Text along the bottom reads ‘5 books, £25% off, or £4.99 for all.

Need a queer read to get you through the festive period?

My books are all 25% off.

Or grab all five for £4.99.

From cyberpunk to supernatural slice of life, there’s something for everyone.

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Wonderful, thank you! I will keep an eye out to share again when it's out.

Hi Ruth, you don't happen to know if this has been published yet do you? The publishers website says published in December but also still says coming soon and available for pre-order. I'm preparing a post about books published in December and wondering whether to include this or hold off. Thank you!

Left: Walking the Knife's Edges cover. Rarkin stands in foreground, wearing leather jacket and jeans, holding a stun gun raised to shoot to the left. Miona stands on the right, smiling and with boxing gloved fists raised, ready to fight. They both stand on a grassy slope, a patchwork of Farm Zone paddocks, fields and tree lined streams behind them, to a cloud covered horizon through which the yellow glow of the sun shines. Text below cover: Make or break. Friends or fail. Monster containment. Right: Ruarnon Trilogy Graphic with map background and a box of key points for each book. Book 1, Manipulator's War: red glyph archway frames a smoky night sky, with fire arrows raining down on battlements on which a few torches burn. Ruarnon leans on a spear (left foreground), wearing fitted bronze armour and holding a bronze helmet. Book 1 Text: Mystery, aro-arces, autism & ADHD, friendship. Book 2, Secrets of the Sorcery War: blue glyph arch frames two extremely tall cliffs, through which a sailing ship sails across bright blue waters into sunlight. Book 2 Text: monsters, forgotten weapons, adventure. Book 3, War in Sorcery's Shadow: purple glyph arch frames a black cloudy sky, down from which a bolt of lightening strikes a shield around brown, crystaline towers of a castle. Castle sits atop barren plains of dead trees, a skull lying in foreground. Book 3 text: resistance, secret organisations, save a mind & the world. Text below: Direct from author & non-Amazon stores.

FYI, if you like queer & neurodivergent led, friendship centred epic fantasy, all four of my books are 50% off in the Smashwords Sale, until Jan 1st.
(And they're DRM free 😉.)

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Cover image for The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat. A novel. Larre Bildeston. Tagline reads: Not straight. Not Gay. Not bi plus. Some super queer Other Thing. Cover art is an unsettling, smoky recolouring of an Australian road with an old house at the end of it. Three images of the same guy on the road: First as a boy, then as a teen, then as a man in a suit. There's also a curled up wombat if you look hard enough.

Ok, The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat is now available at Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Apple, etc. etc.

I also put a new cover on it. Does it now look less like a space opera? We'll see!

(Space Ace is asexual terminology, a bit like how Woodworking is trans terminology, nothing to do with woodwork.)

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A yellow flyer advertising a book, from the publisher Routledge (part of Taylor & Francis Group). On the left, there is a discount code to save 20% at routledge.com. The code is 25SME4. The code is valid until 31st January 2026. The front cover of the book is also shown, covered with a bright pattern of coloured tiles. The book is called It Takes All Kinds Of Minds: fostering neurodivergent thriving at school. Edited by Rachael Davis, Claire O'Neill and Sue Fletcher-Watson.

Really to happy to hear from the publisher today that our book on inclusive, neurodiversity-affirmative education is a "hot new release" in education, according to Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/new-relea...

Flyer attached for a discount if you buy direct from the publisher - valid through January.

That is very kind but I don’t have the time to do everything I want with the current website, let alone expanding! Plus, the thought of managing volunteers is honestly a bit too much. You are most welcome to adapt the concept and create something yourself for other creative arts!!

Great, thank you!

I'm getting to this now. Other than the 2 books you named above, can I ask which others specifically have the autistic characters? I've realised you said 'most' not all. I just need the specific ones. Thanks! I will also add your name/website to the author list so people can find your other books.

Photo of my hand holding up a copy of the children's book "Being Autistic (and what that actually means)" in a bookshop. Sign for "Children's Activity and Reference".

Happy to announce I've signed a contract for a follow-on book to "Being #Autistic (and what that actually means)", coming in winter 2026. It will focus on tips and tricks for sensory and emotional management. Thanks to all the kids who let me know they wanted a second book, it made it happen!

Hollow by Taylor Grothe

Hollow by Taylor Grothe, 4.75 stars. WHAT. This book was so wild. I loved every minute of it. A camping trip gone wrong with poor Cassie trying to make sense of everything. Very good autism representation, def recommend listening to it. #booksky