Books about Disability/disability representation in written media to help people who aren’t disabled understand more about disability
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For kiddos
Service Dog
Favs
Amazing book about the power of friendship and acceptance and what it means to support your friends with disabilities
Special
Funny yet serious and great disability representation overall great read for YA
Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern, Paperback
Melody finds her voice and makes friends
Out of My Mind (The Out of My Mind Series)
Told from the dog’s point of view super cute and funny
Chester and Gus - McGovern, Cammie: Books
Helps me learn a lot about temple and how she uses her autism to help animals
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
Funny and also told from
The dog’s perspective
Zeus, Dog of Chaos
Perfect introduction book of temple Grandin for kids
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows
Great fiction story about book banning and how it does more harm than good
Main character has a brother with a disability
Not Another Banned Book
Great and heartbreaking story about addiction and the impacts on both the addict and their family
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Struggle & Recovery
Great and fun read includes the Girl who helped inspire Gigi's playhouse for people with Down syndrome
Harry Moon's "GiGi's Journey" (Hardcover)
Heartbreaking yet powerful story told in verse about OCD and ED fictional but based on the Author’s real life and takes place in my home town
Louder Than Hunger: (A Middle Grade Novel About Mental …
I couldn’t put this down! A fellow human named Paige who’s also Autistic! This story is so compelling and powerful. I got it yesterday and finished it today! Absolutely amazing story.
Paige Not Found
One of my favorite books about temple Grandin feels like you know her
The Stories I Tell My Friends
Great book about the struggle of having OCD/Anxiety while also a mystery solving story
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Great romance book
Great service dog representation
The Match: A Novel
A powerful and the helpful info on how service dogs can save lives
Until Tuesday: Wounded Warrior & Golden Retriever
One of my favorite books
Reading his powerful story and how Roselle helped him and others survive 9/11 is so powerful
Thunder Dog: True Story of Blind Man & Guide Dog
The sequel to until Tuesday
Sad and heartbreaking but powerful
Tuesday's Promise: One Veteran, One Dog
Love this book
Great story and so well written
Supports CCI
A Big Little Life: Memoir of Dog Trixie
Inspiring and a powerful message
Live like a Guide Dog: True Stories from a Blind Man
Favorite book by temple I learned so much and love the service dog section
The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's: Revised & ...
Love Temples mom’s perspective on raising temple in the 1960s when Autism was extremely misunderstood
A Thorn in My Pocket|Paperback
Full history of Autism spectrum disorder and where we are today
In a Different Key: The Story of Autism|Paperback
Daisy becoming a service dog told from her point of view
A Dog Like Daisy|Paperback
Fav book as a kid I loved everything dog
Service Dogs book by Linda Tagliaferro
Great way to learn about service dogs
The Ultimate Service Dog Training... book by Keagen J. Grace
One of my favorite books as a kid
So B. It book by Sarah Weeks
Powerful and heartbreaking story about a girl who learns how her father survived 9/11
Towers Falling book by Jewell Parker Rhodes
An autistic girl and her experience with her dog and her father who struggles to care for her
Rain Reign book by Ann M. Martin
A autistic young man and his experience meeting an online friend
Anything But Typical book by Nora Raleigh Baskin
A girl with dyslexia struggles to accept who she is
Fish in a Tree book by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
A girl and her sister struggle to find a home
The girls volunteer at a guide dog facility and raise a puppy
Raising Lumie book by Joan Bauer
How to be more inclusive
Demystifying Disability: What to Know & Say
How to avoid being Ableist
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Forging Change
A blind person’s experiences
I Identify as Blind: Celebration of Disability
A book about how disabled people are more than their labels
I Am Not a Label: 34 Disabled Artists & Activists
Shane Burcaw and how he deals with his disability
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Disability
People with Down syndrome and all they are capable of
Down Syndrome Out Loud: 20+ True Stories
Jennifer keelan and how she helped changed the world by doing the capitol crawl in 1990
All the Way to the Top: Girl's Fight for Disabilities
Everyone belongs no matter what
Everyone Belongs
Book to help teach kids about disabilities
A Kids Book About Disability
Disabled people’s stories
Beautiful People: My 13 Truths About Disability
A wonderful story about disabled people who spend there lives at an adult day center
Upward Bound: A Novel
How to make peace with chronic illness
This Is Body Grief: Making Peace with Loss
Great book on Sampson the service dog! The team that helped allow service dogs to be in science labs
Insistent|Paperback
How molly became a advocate
Unseen: How I Lost My Vision but Found My Voice|Hardcover
Ely’s life as a service dog
Ely, Life As A Service Dog Puppy: Book 2|Hardcover
great book to learn about pysch service dogs
Saved by the Dog
great kid book about moblity service dogs
The Adventures Of Denim The Service Dog
great kid book
Tuesday Tucks Me in
super cute and informative
Service Dogs
great book
A Dog Called Hope: A Wounded Warrior and the Service Dog Who Saved Him|eBook
Great way to teach about service dogs to kids
Ally's Busy Day: The Story of a Service... book by Maureen Pranghofer
Another Awesome book for kids
The Adventures of Denim: Denim Goes to... book by Lisa Dicicco Cognato
Awesome and quick way to teach kids about working dogs
Service Dog Heroes book by Linda Bozzo
Great way to teach about guide dogs
Guide Dog Heroes book by Linda Bozzo
The true story of an amazing Diabetic alert dog
Elle & Coach: Diabetes, the Fight for My Daughter's Life, and the Dog Who Changed Everything|Paperback
Teaches kids about service dogs
I Am Ingrid: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Guide Dog|Hardcover
How dogs help kids with Autism
The Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for Children Challenged by Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities|Paperback
Story of the first guide dog
Buddy (Dog Diaries Series #2)|Paperback
A book about veterans and their service dogs
Reporting for Duty: Wounded Warriors and... book by Tracy J. Libby
How service dogs help people with invisible disabilities
The Secret Life of Hidden Disabilities:... book by Kimberly Harms Ryan
Awesome coloring book
Service Dog Coloring & Activity Book
A companion book based on the animated short by Canine companions for independence
Andy: A Dog's Tale (Canine Companions)|Hardcover
10/10 great book for kids
Jackson’s Big Purpose: A Service Dog’s Tail
Learn how assistance dogs help and if they are right for you!
Understanding Assistance Dogs: Is One Right?
An inside look at guide dog training
Forward Together: Inside Guide Dog Training
The history of the seeing eye
Love in the Lead: The Miracle of the... book by Peter Putnam
The science of how And why Autism affected girls differently
Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls|Hardcover
How visual thinking works and how it affects temple Grandin
Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions|Paperback
Temple Grandin’s first book about her experiences with Autism
Emergence: Labeled Autistic|Paperback
Stories of people with Autism and their experiences in the workplace
Different... Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD (Revised & Updated)|Paperback
Teaches how autism can help us understand animals around us. First book by temple I read and loved
Animals in Translation: Mysteries of Autism
First book of Abby’s I’m reading I love
Say You'll Remember Me
Heartbreaking yet powerful story told in verse about OCD and ED fictional but based on the Author’s real life and takes place in my home town
Louder Than Hunger: (A Middle Grade Novel About Mental …
A boy who plays baseball and struggles with a heart condition
Powerful
Soar book by Joan Bauer
A harrowing yet powerful historical fiction tale of an Albino boy trying to survive the genocide of people like him In Tanzina
Golden Boy|Paperback
Temple Grandin explains the Autism Brain
The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed|Paperback
The world needs all kinds of minds and how you can use your full potential
Different Kinds of Minds: A Guide to Your Brain|Paperback
Great book on the introduction to temple Grandin for kids
Who Is Temple Grandin?|Paperback
Temple Grandin and her friend teach about the mysterious social rules
Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through the Unique Perspectives of Autism: New Edition with Author Updates|Paperback
Another great kid book introduction to temple Grandin
She Persisted: Temple Grandin|Paperback
A wonderful book about connecting with people who are different from you
This Is How We Talk: A Celebration of Disability and Connection|Hardcover
One of my fav book series growing up
Introduced me to guide/service animals
Teacher's Pet (Vet Volunteers Book 7)
Great book about service dog for kids
Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship: (An Inspiring True Story About Disability Awareness, Service Dogs, Resilience, and Friendship for Kids Ages 5-8)|Paperback
Teaches us how interabled relationships are possible!
Interabled: True Stories About Love and Disability from Squirmy & Grubs and Other Interabled Couples|Hardcover
A great book about Disability empowerment
I Am, You Are: Let's Talk About Disability, Individuality and Empowerment|Hardcover
Great book to teach about Epilepsy
I Spark Like Lightning: A book about epilepsy|Paperback
A book about many different types of disabilities!
The ABCs of Inclusion: A Disability Inclusion Book for Kids|Hardcover
Disability history in the US!
A Disability History of the United States|Paperback
great book for kids
Helping Paws
Thunder dog for kids
Running With Roselle: How a Blind Boy and a Puppy Grew Up, Became Best Friends, and Together Survived One of America's Darkest Days|Paperback
The Awesome story of O hara the guide dog
O'Hara (The Tail of a Good Pup)
A great book about gluten detection dogs for kids!
I'm a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog
How service animals help Veterans with PTSD
Vets and Pets: Wounded Warriors & Healing Animals
A great book for kids and parents who have Autistic kids/Autistic Adults
The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder (And Their Parents)|Paperback
A memoir by An Autistic woman
Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum|Paperback
How to teach kids Autism Acceptance
Autism Acceptance Book: Being a Friend to Someone with Autism|Other Format
Kate Swenson and her experience raising her Autistic son!
Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy|Paperback
How Carly a girl with Autism learned to communicate
Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism|Paperback
How to live well as an Autistic Adult
Living Well on the Spectrum: How to Use Your Strengths to Meet the Challenges of Asperger Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism|Paperback
A guide for parents of children with learning difficulties
Thinking Differently: An Inspiring Guide for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities|Paperback
Can disabled people do X,Y,Z?
Yes
Things People with Disabilities Are Allowed to Do (An Incomplete List)|Paperback
A 13 year old’s experience of being Autistic
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism|Paperback
A book that teaches about Autism
Autism For Dummies|Paperback
A powerful book about Autism and the current state of our understanding
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity|Hardcover
A girl struggles with accepting her blind parents and the possibility she has the same condition as her mother when starting seventh grade in a new school.
Roxie: Friendship, Identity & Guide Dog Story
A girl struggles with accepting her blind parents and the possibility she has the same condition as her mother when starting seventh grade in a new school.
Roxie: Friendship, Identity & Guide Dog Story
Other
The mother of the disabled rights movement her memoir
Being Heumann: Memoir of Disability Rights Activist
Great disability introduction for littles
All of Us: A First Conversation About Disability|Board Book
Harm OCD workbook
Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts|Paperback
OCD and how it affects people and how it’s an anxiety disorder
The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and the True Story of a Life Lost in Thought|Paperback
Nic sheff and his experience with addiction. One
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines: Sheff, Nic
A great book explaining to parents what their Autistic child wishes they knew
Ten Things Every Child with Autism... book by Ellen Notbohm
Stories from disabled individuals and their everyday lives
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories
Learn about Addiction, types, etc
High: Everything You Want to Know About... book by David Sheff
Nic sheff’s experience with Addiction Two
We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction book by Nic Sheff
A novel about a young man struggling with schizophrenia
Schizo book by Nic Sheff
A parents guide to help thier kids with OCD
Parenting Kids with Ocd: A Guide to... book by Bonnie Zucker
How to overcome addiction and help end the epidemic
Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending... book by David Sheff
A disabled woman and her experiences
Sitting Pretty: View from My Resilient Disabled Body
John Elder Robison’e childhood and struggling with Autism
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with... book by John Elder Robison
Great graphic novel memoir about growing up with OCD
Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD|Hardcover
How a mother helped her Autistic child
Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's... book by Catherine Maurice
A full history of Invisible illness
Invisible Illness: History from Hysteria to Long COVID
How a woman pretended to be normal
Pretending to be Normal: Living with... book by Liane Holliday Willey
A book about a teenager’s mental health issues
It's Kind of a Funny Story book by Ned Vizzini
Disability visibility for younger readers
Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories
Book about disability rights 1980-2005
Disability Rights 1980-2005 Breakthrough
A year in the life of disabled Asian American activists
Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life
Disablity politics that affect POC
Black Disability Politics
A girl who helps a local scientist to avoid missing her sister who’s struggling with a eating disorder
What Happens Next book by Claire Swinarski
An Author’s childhood experience of polio
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio book by Peg Kehret
3 moms, three Autistic kids 3 experiences
Autism Out Loud: Life with a Child on the Spectrum
Temple explains sensory issues
Temple Talks about Autism and Sensory Issues: The World's Leading Expert on Autism Shares Her Advice and Experiences|Paperback
Temple explains Autism and how it affects older kids
Temple Talks about Autism and the Older Child|Paperback
Self care for Autistic people
Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask!|Hardcover
How to help stop worrying about how you are perceived by others
Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You|Hardcover
How to help your child with an eating disorder
How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder: A Simple, Plate-by-Plate Approach® to Rebuilding a Healthy Relationship with Food|Paperback
How a generation became anxious
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness|Hardcover
The updated version of disability history!
The New Disability History: American Perspectives
A disabled man’s journey to acceptance
Overcomer: Discovering God's Plan Against All Odds
Kaitlyn’s experiences as an Autistic person and as an Autism therapist
Life on the Bridge: Linking My World to Yours as an Autistic Therapist|Hardcover
How Neuroscience is helping change Psychology treatment
The End of Mental Illness: How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Addictions, PTSD, Psychosis, Personality Disorders, and More|Hardcover
A book about disabled justice
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice|Paperback
How to date with a disability
Dating Disability: 15 Stories of Dealing with the BS and Building Confidence|Hardcover
Ed Roberts and how he assisted the Disability rights movement
An Independent Man: Ed Roberts & Disability Rights
A mother’s powerful experience raising a son with Down syndrome
Raising Owen: An Extra-Ordinary Memoir
Shane burcaw and his life with a disability and how he uses humor to get through
Laughing at My Nightmare
A powerful Queer and disabled love story
Like Real People Do (Breakaway)
Wende’s story of overcoming insurmountable odds to survive
What's Wrong With Wende?
Two chronically ill kids falling in love
Sick Kids in Love
For kiddos
A great book to teach kids about Anxiety/OCD
A Kids Book About OCD|Hardcover
A kids introduction to Autism
A Kids Book About Autism|Hardcover
A girl struggles with food and acceptance of herself
Starfish|Paperback
Book 3
Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)
The story of temple Grandin for littles
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin|Hardcover
Book 2
Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)
Twins story one with Autism one without
Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express|Paperback
An Autistic girl struggles ti understand what happened to her friend
Tornado Brain
A kids book of differences
The Kids' Book of Diversity: Empathy & Kindness
A girl who doesn’t have a diagnosis for her “wrongness.” Writes a list of them
Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
A kids book about disability empowerment
I Am, You Are: Let's Talk About Disability, Individuality and Empowerment|Hardcover
A girl in a wheelchair tries to deal with changes
Roll with It
A wonderful kids book that teaches differences of peoples bodies as well as boundaries
My Body, My Rules|Hardcover
A sister talks about her brother with Autism and even though he’s different she loves him very much. A great book for kids
My Brother Charlie
Roxie learns how to accept her parents despite their blindness and make friends in her new school
Roxie: Friendship, Identity & Guide Dog Story
An Awesome book on famous autistic people who made a difference
My fav book as a kid
Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes
Powerful story based on the true story of Patriotic Kenny super cute
Kenny’s Bright Red Scooter
An Awesome book about inclusion for kiddos!
You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion
Service Dog
Great romance book
Great service dog representation
The Match: A Novel
A great book about lessons from a service dog
Paw Prints on My Soul: Lessons of a Service Dog|Paperback
Kim and how her life changed with her service dog Thor
Lessons from Thor: Healing with a... book by Kim DeFiori
A powerful Queer and disabled love story
Like Real People Do (Breakaway)
A great book about lessons from a service dog
Paw Prints on My Soul: Lessons of a Service Dog|Paperback
Fav book as a kid I loved everything dog
Service Dogs book by Linda Tagliaferro
Great book for kids
Dogs Who Work: The Canines We Cannot Live Without|Hardcover
The sequel to until Tuesday
Sad and heartbreaking but powerful
Tuesday's Promise: One Veteran, One Dog
Love this book
Great story and so well written
Supports CCI
A Big Little Life: Memoir of Dog Trixie
How service dogs help people with disabilities
Giving Paws: Having a Service Dog for a... book by Martha L. Thompson
The history of the seeing eye
Love in the Lead: The Miracle of the... book by Peter Putnam
An inside look at guide dog training
Forward Together: Inside Guide Dog Training
Resources for those training a diabetic alert dog
Training Your Diabetic Alert Dog
How service animals help Veterans with PTSD
Vets and Pets: Wounded Warriors & Healing Animals
A great book about gluten detection dogs for kids!
I'm a Gluten-Sniffing Service Dog
The Awesome story of O hara the guide dog
O'Hara (The Tail of a Good Pup)
More resources for owner trainers
Teamwork II: Dog Training for Disabilities
Great resources for owner trainers that want to do CGC
Canine Good Citizen, 2nd Ed: 10 Skills
Learn how assistance dogs help and if they are right for you!
Understanding Assistance Dogs: Is One Right?
A great guide for those beginner service dog trainers
Service Dog Coaching: A Guide for Pet Dog Trainers
Great book with great info and resources
Selecting and Training Your Service Dog Guide
Perfect for owner training
Service Dog Training Guide: A Step-by-Step Training Program for You and Your Dog (Spiral Bound) - TikTok Shop
Fav magic tree house book
Dog Heroes: A Nonfiction Companion to... book by Mary Pope Osborne
Thunder dog for kids
Running With Roselle: How a Blind Boy and a Puppy Grew Up, Became Best Friends, and Together Survived One of America's Darkest Days|Paperback
A service dog book for kids in Spanish
Los Perros de Servicio (Service Dogs)|Hardcover
10/10 great book for kids
Jackson’s Big Purpose: A Service Dog’s Tail
How service dogs help veterans with PTSD
PTSDog: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND THE SERVICE DOG|eBook
Service and therapy dog trainer teaches about working dogs
A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog|Hardcover
A companion book based on the animated short by Canine companions for independence
Andy: A Dog's Tale (Canine Companions)|Hardcover
Awesome coloring book
Service Dog Coloring & Activity Book
How service dogs help people with invisible disabilities
The Secret Life of Hidden Disabilities:... book by Kimberly Harms Ryan
A book about veterans and their service dogs
Reporting for Duty: Wounded Warriors and... book by Tracy J. Libby
Story of the first guide dog
Buddy (Dog Diaries Series #2)|Paperback
Teaches kids about service dogs
I Am Ingrid: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Guide Dog|Hardcover
How dogs help kids with Autism
The Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for Children Challenged by Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities|Paperback
The true story of an amazing Diabetic alert dog
Elle & Coach: Diabetes, the Fight for My Daughter's Life, and the Dog Who Changed Everything|Paperback
Another great book for kids
Helping Paws: Service Dogs... book by Jane Duden
Great way to teach about guide dogs
Guide Dog Heroes book by Linda Bozzo
Awesome and quick way to teach kids about working dogs
Service Dog Heroes book by Linda Bozzo
Another Awesome book for kids
The Adventures of Denim: Denim Goes to... book by Lisa Dicicco Cognato
Great way to teach about service dogs to kids
Ally's Busy Day: The Story of a Service... book by Maureen Pranghofer
Learn more about service dogs
Working Like Dogs: The Service Dog... book by Marcie Davis
Great book to learn about service dogs and great for owner trainers
The Ultimate Service Dog Training... book by Keagen J. Grace
