Recommended Children's Books with Neurodiverse Characters

In this School Library Journal article, Allison Staley recommends 12 books featuring characters with dyslexia, autism, ADHD, dysgraphia, and anxiety: 

• The U-nique Lou Fox by Jodi Carmichael, grade 3-7
• A Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin, grade 3-7 
• When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle, grade 3-7 
• Flipping Forward Twisting Backward by Alma Fullerton, grade 3-7 
• It’s So Difficult by Raúl Guridi, grade 1-4 
• How to Find What You’re Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani, grade 3-7 
• Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn, grade 4-7 
• A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll, grade 4-7 
• Brilliant Bea by Shaina Rudolph, preschool-grade 3 
• Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass, grade 4-7 
• A Walk in the Words by Hudson Talbott, grade 1-3 
• The View from the Very Best House in Town by Meera Trehan, grade 4-7

 “Great Minds Don’t Think Alike” by Allison Staley in School Library Journal, September 2022 (Vol. 68, #9, pp. 46-48)

Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #952 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.