The Lottery, Beth Goobie īy the Light of the Moon, Dean Koontz Light Music, Kathleen Ann Goonan Ī Corner of the Universe, Ann M. The Paris Option, Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds

Last Seen Wearing Trainers, Rosie RushtonĪ Road Through the Mountains, Elizabeth McGregor (also titled A Way Through the Mountains, which was published under the pseudonym Elizabeth Cooke) Ī Wizard Alone (text updated around 2015, radically changing its presentation of autism ), Diane Duane (young adult) (Young Wizards series number 6) Thinks…, David Lodge įlight of the Raven (Stephanie S. Truth or Dare, Celia Rees Ĭlay, Colby Rodowsky When I Was Five I Killed Myself, Howard Buten The Summer of the Crow (2001?) (Eunice Boeve) The Hades Factor, Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds Kooistra īlue Bottle Mystery, Kathy Hoopman (children’s book) Lisa and the Lace Maker, Kathy Hoopmann ĭykstra’s War, Jeffery D. The Civil Wars of Jonah Moran, Marjorie Reynolds Owning Jacob, Simon Beckett Īll Tomorrow’s Parties, William Gibson Putting up Roots, Charles Sheffield Ĭhildren of God, Mary Doria Russell Simple Simon, Ryne Douglas Pearson (young adult) Mister Sandman, Barbara Gowdy Ĭalifornia Angel, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg ĭistress, Greg Egan (cure for autism) The DSM IV is released, the first time the DSM series had acknowledged Asperger’sĪre You Alone on Purpose?, Nancy Werlin īrother to Dragons, Companion to Owls, Jane Lindskold The ICD 10 is released, formally recognising Asperger’s Syndrome for the first time The House Tibet, Georgia Savage [explicit autism – 8 year old boyįamily Pictures, Sue Miller

The October Child, Eleanor Spence (alternatively published as The Devil Hole in 1977) Ī more detailed explanation of autism emerges in the ICD 9Īutism is recognised in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Volume III (DSM III)Ĭlear Light of Day, Anita Desai ĭaystar and Shadow, James B. Dick Īutism is first recognised in diagnostic manuals, in the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Diseases, Volume 8 (ICD 8)Īn Act of Loving, Robert Russell (child is killed for being autistic) Leo Kanner coins the term autism in the modern understanding of the term If I have made any mistakes or you would like to request a text to be added, please contact me. The list largely does not include self-published works, and contains texts that are aimed at children upwards which are predominantly text (as opposed to picture books). This list was compiled by trawling texts and lists and compiling as much data as possible, and as far as I know is the most comprehensive list of novels which feature a character with autism that is publically available. The list also contains updates to the two major diagnostic manuals for context. The following list contains English language works (excluding translations) that include at least one character who is explicitly identified as having autism.

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