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books i wish i had as a neurodivergent teenager
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Nour Seif
books that would’ve changed my life and made it better when i was an undiagnosed autistic teen girl who felt like she did not belong anywhere 🫂💘 #autism #actuallyautistic #autisticteenager
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beautiful story that does not shy away from the reality of neurodivergence as a “gifted” child
The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes, Paperback, 9780571390625 | Buy online at The Nile
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technically a physical disability but incredibly raw about big health changes as a teenager
On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino, Paperback, 9780593697887 | Buy online at The Nile
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Such a strong story about chosen family, disability, and health surrounded by magic and mythology
The Map that Led to You
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A real and raw story of a black autistic teenager struggling with the reality of what his identity means
All the Noise at Once
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Autistic girl finds herself, friendship, and revenge
The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes, Paperback, 9781460761236 | Buy online at The Nile
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Incredibly brilliant and important allegory for neurodivergence and being queer
Nimona by ND Stevenson, Paperback, 9780062278227 | Buy online at The Nile
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we all know being a witch is a metaphor for autism
How To Succeed in Witchcraft
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endearing story featuring disability and differences as beautiful rather than something to be pushed away
Mooncakes Collector's Edition by Suzanne Walker, Hardcover, 9781620109731 | Buy online at The Nile
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I would have adored this as a teenager. So fun, so vibrant, so endearing
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas - 9781035008612
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beautiful coming of age queer and neurodivergent story
Heartstopper series
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read this at 15 and still love it
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell - 9781529013009
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loved seeing ocd rep in teenage boys
Highly Suspicious And Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert - 9780349436937
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one of the og books to allegorize neurodivergence as myth
Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief (Book 1)
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one of my favorite books that joins neurodivergence, queer love, and mythology
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas - 9781035008636
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one of the biggest examples why own voices write some of the best reps
Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings - 9781035403981
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loved seeing arab representation alongside autism and teenage girl rep <3
Something More by Jackie Khalilieh - 9781774882139
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