Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers
John Elder Robison grew up the misunderstood misfit — bullied, isolated, unable to read social cues — until his knack for electronics led him to build guitar effects for KISS and forge a career in engineering. Darkly funny and unsentimental, this memoir follows his path to an Asperger’s diagnosis at 40, and the realization that he wasn’t broken, just wired differently.
Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome
Written by Rudy Simone, herself on the spectrum, Aspergirls draws on interviews with over 35 autistic women — plus partners and parents — to explore what growing up and living as a female Aspie really looks like. From early misdiagnoses and masking to friendships, romance, career, and meltdowns, it’s part memoir, part field guide, offering validation and practical advice for a group long overlooked by autism research.