Autism and Neurodiversity
JKP is the leading publisher in autism and related conditions, publishing authoritative and practical books for professionals, parents, children, and anyone whose life is touched by autism. Our books cover a range of topics including communication and development, relationships and social skills, teaching and assessment, parenting strategies and overcoming depression and anxiety.
Bestselling authors include Tony Attwood, Jennifer Cook O’Toole, Carol Gray, Luke Jackson and Donna Williams.
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Autism: An Inside-Out Approach
An Innovative Look at the 'Mechanics' of 'Autism' and its Developmental 'Cousins'
Donna Williams
This book, written by an autistic person for people with autism and related disorders, carers, and the professionals who work with them, is a practical handbook to understanding, living with and working with autism. It shows clearly how the behaviours associated with autism can have a range of different causes. Learn More1996, 336pp -
Through the Eyes of Aliens
A Book about Autistic People
Jasmine Lee O'Neill
This is a positive description of how it feels to be autistic and how friends, family and professionals can be more sensitive to the needs of autistic people. Lee O'Neill perceives the imagination and keenly-felt sensory world of the autistic person as gifts. She challenges the reader to accept their difference and celebrate their uniqueness. Learn More1998, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.22in / 233mm x 158mm, 144pp, AU$32.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-710-91998, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, AU$32.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-098-9 -
Somebody Somewhere
Breaking Free from the World of Autism
Donna Williams
This book takes us deeper into Williams' journey. She recounts the funny, sometimes harrowing awakenings arising from sessions with a cognitive psychologist. We travel with her in her breakthroughs in working with autistic children and adults like her, as she finally finds a way of 'simply being' among others, without selling out who she really is. Learn More1998, 208pp -
Like Colour to the Blind
Soul Searching and Soul Finding
Donna Williams
In Donna's relationship with Ian, a man with difficulties related to her own, we watch the two of them break through their rock-solid emotional barriers and dare to defy all the rules imposed by the autistic condition of 'exposure anxiety'. Their struggle is told with Donna's characteristic humour, insight and sense of fragility. Learn More1998, 240pp -
Donna Williams Autobiography, 3-volume set
Somebody Somewhere, Nobody Nowhere and Like Colour to the Blind
Donna Williams
This is a 3-volume set comprising the books Nobody Nowhere, Somebody Somewhere and Like Colour to the Blind. Learn More1998, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 5.98in / 229mm x 152mm, 704pp, AU$85.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-765-9 -
Nobody Nowhere
The Remarkable Autobiography of an Autistic Girl
Donna Williams
Nobody Nowhere is an account of the soul of someone who lived the word 'autism' and survived in an unsympathetic environment despite intense inner chaos and incomprehension. It describes how, against the odds, Donna came to live independently, achieve a place at university, and write this remarkable autobiography. Learn More1998, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.10in / 233mm x 155mm, 192pp, AU$28.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-718-52009, Ebook, PDF, 192pp, AU$28.99ISBN: 978-0-85700-579-3 -
Discovering My Autism
Apologia Pro Vita Sua (With Apologies to Cardinal Newman)
Edgar Schneider
Edgar Schneider is believed to be a high-functioning autistic with attention deficit disorder. In this book he reflects on his experiences and memories of his childhood and teenage years as a clever and artistic loner. He explains how in order to experience 'emotions' such as grief, sympathy or desire, he must intellectualise or aestheticise them. Learn More1999, 144pp -
Nobody Nowhere
A music CD
Donna Williams
This music CD features poems written or co-written by Donna Williams set to music which she has composed. The poems provide a personal insight, revealing to the non-autistic how the world appears to the autistic person. Learn More2000, CD-Audio, 9.21in x 6.14in / 234mm x 156mm, AU$33.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-899-1 -
Life Behind Glass
A Personal Account of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wendy Lawson
Wendy Lawson has an autism spectrum disorder. She is now a mother of four with two university degrees; she is a social worker and adult educator, and operates her own business. She is also a poet and a writer, sharing her understanding of autism with others to help 'build a bridge…from my world to theirs'. Life Behind Glass is part of that bridge. Learn More2000, 128pp -
Learning to Live with High Functioning Autism
A Parent's Guide for Professionals
Mike Stanton
Intended for the professionals who work with autistic people and their families and friends, Learning to Live with High Functioning Autism draws on the Stanton family's experience, and compares it with the experiences of others, to offer an honest portrayal of what living with autism is actually like for all of those involved. Learn More2000, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.35in / 214mm x 136mm, 128pp, AU$29.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-915-82000, Ebook, ePUB, 128pp, AU$29.99ISBN: 978-1-84642-199-0
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