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Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1) Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.34 — 194,871 ratings — published 2010
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Rules Rules (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.97 — 65,268 ratings — published 2006
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Wonder (Wonder, #1) Wonder (Wonder, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,227,153 ratings — published 2012
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,636,515 ratings — published 2003
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The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.88 — 64,199 ratings — published 2005
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El Deafo El Deafo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.20 — 92,379 ratings — published 2014
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Rain Reign Rain Reign (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.22 — 24,646 ratings — published 2014
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Mockingbird Mockingbird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.20 — 36,130 ratings — published 2010
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Fish in a Tree Fish in a Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.26 — 88,389 ratings — published 2015
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Be Good to Eddie Lee Be Good to Eddie Lee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.06 — 367 ratings — published 1993
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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.85 — 46,584 ratings — published 2004
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Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.10 — 17,362 ratings — published 1995
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The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,950 ratings — published 1998
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Look Me in the Eye Look Me in the Eye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.92 — 70,366 ratings — published 2007
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Anything But Typical Anything But Typical (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.86 — 8,492 ratings — published 2009
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The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children The Explosive Child: A New Approach For Understanding And Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.16 — 14,035 ratings — published 1998
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The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs The Life We Never Expected: Hopeful Reflections on the Challenges of Parenting Children with Special Needs (ebook)
by (shelved 12 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.46 — 860 ratings — published 2015
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Counting by 7s Counting by 7s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.13 — 89,515 ratings — published 2013
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Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,850,143 ratings — published 2012
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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.28 — 18,578 ratings — published 2015
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A Boy and a Jaguar A Boy and a Jaguar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,440 ratings — published 2014
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My Brother Charlie My Brother Charlie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,260 ratings — published 2010
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.70 — 615,289 ratings — published 2005
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1) Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus #1)
by (shelved 10 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.28 — 39,610 ratings — published 2017
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House Rules House Rules (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.04 — 193,510 ratings — published 2010
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The Best Worst Brother The Best Worst Brother (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.94 — 62 ratings — published 2005
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We'll Paint the Octopus Red We'll Paint the Octopus Red (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.28 — 320 ratings — published 1998
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Thank You, Mr. Falker Thank You, Mr. Falker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.54 — 17,718 ratings — published 1998
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The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.01 — 609,186 ratings — published 2013
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Susan Laughs Susan Laughs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.99 — 432 ratings — published
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Freak the Mighty (Freak the Mighty, #1) Freak the Mighty (Freak the Mighty, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.02 — 58,750 ratings — published 1993
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The Black Book of Colors The Black Book of Colors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,729 ratings — published 2006
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza, #1) Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.76 — 17,068 ratings — published 1998
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Roll with It (Roll with It #1) Roll with It (Roll with It #1)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,458 ratings — published 2019
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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.45 — 7,781 ratings — published 2015
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A Boy Called Bat (Bat #1) A Boy Called Bat (Bat #1)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,424 ratings — published 2017
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So B. It (So B. It, #1) So B. It (So B. It, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.12 — 36,513 ratings — published 2004
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The Pirate of Kindergarten The Pirate of Kindergarten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,300 ratings — published 2010
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Born on a Blue Day Born on a Blue Day (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.85 — 24,814 ratings — published 2006
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Marcelo in the Real World Marcelo in the Real World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.93 — 19,893 ratings — published 2008
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Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.15 — 458 ratings — published 1998
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.25 — 9,655 ratings — published 2018
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Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him Different: The Story of an Outside-the-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,733 ratings — published 2017
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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.10 — 11,439 ratings — published 2013
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Girls Like Us Girls Like Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,018 ratings — published 2014
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Forever, Christian Forever, Christian (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.47 — 66 ratings — published 2012
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The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,628 ratings — published 2006
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My Friend Isabelle My Friend Isabelle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.10 — 195 ratings — published 2003
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The Running Dream The Running Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as special-needs)
avg rating 4.29 — 33,281 ratings — published 2011
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“The word 'special', as it is applied to disability, too often means 'a bit shit'.”
― Stella Young

Libby Scott
“Actually, the more I think about it, the more I figure that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism, but by how other people react to it.”
― Libby Scott, Can You See Me?

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