Published Biographies and Autobiographies on Autism

This page provides a select list of published biographies and autobiographies containing personal accounts of people on the autism spectrum. For more publications on this topic please see entries on biography and on lived experience in our publications database.

If you know of any other publications we should list on this page please email info@informationautism.org

Please note that we are unable to supply publications unless we are listed as the publisher. However, if you are a UK resident you may be able to obtain them from your local public library, your college library or direct from the publisher.

Related Publications

Dunne S. (2015) A pony in the bedroom: a journey through Aspergers, assault and healing with horses. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Fleisher M. (2003) Making sense of the unfeasible: my life journey with Asperger syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Grayburn P. (2008) Walking on broken glass. London: Olympia
Hacking I. (2009) Autistic autobiography. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 364(1522), Read Abstract (New Window)
Hammerschmidt E. (2008) Born on the wrong planet. Shawnee Mission, KA: AAPC Publishing
Hughes P. (2007) Reflections: me and planet weirdo. Brentwood: Chipmunka Publishing
Kammer E. (2007) Discovering who I am: growing up in the sensory world of Asperger syndrome. An autobiography. Inverness: Brandon Press
Lawson W. (2000) Life behind glass: A personal account of autism spectrum disorder. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Mitchell C. (2005) Glass half empty glass half full: how Asperger syndrome has changed my life. London: Paul Chapman
Willey L. (1999) Pretending to be normal: living with Asperger syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Williams D. (1994) Somebody somewhere: Breaking free from the world of autism. Michigan, IL: Times Books

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Updated: 03 May 2022