break glass in case of autism diagnosis
a collection of autistic coded characters in fiction [ recommendations welcome! ]






Love on the Neurodivergent Spectrum
Romance novels and stories with substantial romantic subplots where at least one lead is explicitly neurodivergent. Every title is either own voices, has a character whose neurodivergence is confirmed within the text or by the author. This collection celebrates love across the full spectrum of neurological diversity, including Autism, ADHD, OCD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette's, Hoarding Disorder, PTSD, and more. Recommendations are always welcome!






But you don’t look autistic
Middle grade, YA and Adult fictional books with canon autistic main characters






Autism Rep by Autistic Authors | YA Books
YA books written by autistic authors that include autistic characters, usually as the protagonists of the story. You know they'll get the representation right!






Disability Reads - Fiction
Fiction reads featuring characters with disabilities, physical and/or mental health both included.
Recommendations welcome!






queer books with autism rep!!!
queer fiction books with prominent autistic characters!!!! (all cannon, in text, or confirmed by author)






Neurodivergent Romance Books
Romance books with neurodivergent characters. This primarily includes ADHD and autism but I also included some with dyslexia and sensory processing disorder representation as well.






disability & mental health rep
fiction books with disability, chronic illness, neurodivergence, and mental illness representation (usually written by Own Voices authors).
I’ve combined these categories because I’ve found they have impacted my life in similar ways and a lot of books include overlap 💗






Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors “an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.”






Disability Rep in Romance
Featuring a range of subgenres within romance, these stories feature MCs with disabilities. I would love more recommendations to add to the list!






Twas the 'Tism M'lord👑
They ain't diagnosed but we're pretty sure. Btw, some of these books look YA but they're not.






YA books with autism rep!!!!
YA fiction books with prominent autistic characters!!!! (all cannon, in text, or confirmed by author)






Disability Rep Stars
Books with disability rep or written by disabled authors. I love the growing appreciation for rep in books and these are the ones I've found so far. Some I've read some are on my tbr so if you have any recs to add, feel free, and if any are abelist or harmful in any way please let me know!






Autistic Reps You Wish You Had as a Kid
Mostly children, middle grade, and ya books with autism representation. Strongly featuring autistic characters that aren’t only young white boys. It’s also strongly concentrated on own voices works, as much as possible, although that’s private information if the authors do not choose want to share publicly.






Neurodiversity Represent ♾️
Books that I feel have characters or themes that represent aspects of neurodiversity. (Be warned, some of these are very spicy as well as neurospicy🌶️)
In progress - suggestions welcome in comments






middle-grade and YA with strong representation
YA books featuring characters with diverse backgrounds / sexualities / gender identities / ethnicities / religions / disabilities / neurodiversities






Love on the Spectrum ♾️🌈
Autism is a spectrum. So we need more Books to show how divers that spectrum is. Without Masking and with a lot of Acceptance. Because it’s the system that needs to be fixed. Not the Person 💗






These Teens' Neuros are Diverging
YA contemporary books with neurodivergent MCs
(So far, we've got autism, ADHD, dyslexia, OCD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and schizophrenia)






YA Autistic Lit
YA books featuring Autistic characters and written by Autistic authors.





