Parents
Resources for Parents
This page features resources for parents who are looking to learn more about autism and neurodiversity, including:
articles and essays by autistic teens and adults
books written by autistic adults and autism advocates
online resources and websites designed for parents
information and resources for handling the COVID-19 pandemic
Recommended Resources for Parents
What is Neurodiversity? (John Elder Robison in Psychology Today)
Welcome Autism Families & an Autism Resources Bundle! (Jodi Murphy for Geek Club Books)
Book Recommendations for Parents
What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Kristina Thomas, & Sharon daVanport
Read more on Geek Club Books.
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
Read more in The Atlantic.
All the Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism by Edited by Lydia X.Z. Brown, E. Ashkenazy, and Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu
Read more on the Autism and Race site.
Advice from Autistic Parents
My Daughter and I Were Diagnosed With Autism on the Same Day (Jen Malia in The New York Times)
Read more parenting articles from Jen Malia on her website.
Tips For Autistic Parents (Purple Ella on YouTube)
Safe places online for Parents of Autistic children and Autistic people to learn about Autism (Kieran Rose, The Autistic Advocate)
What Is It Like for An Autistic Parent to Raise a Non-Autistic Child? (Jaime A. Heidel on NeuroClastic)
COVID-19 Resources for Parents
The following resources are from the excellent Thinking Person's Guide to Autism website.
"Free picture stories and illustrated guides to support people with learning disabilities and autism through the coronavirus pandemic."
TPGA's Resources for COVID-19 Times
"This is a selection of resources for autistic and/or disabled people and their family members during the COVID-19 pandemic."
Autism and Coping With Pandemic Stressors: Advice from TPGA Community Members
"[W]e wanted to share some advice and insights from autistic people and/or parents who are experiencing what you are experiencing..."
How to help autistic children cope with pandemic lockdowns
(TPGA founder Shannon Des Roches Rosa writing for Spectrum News)