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You, Me, and Autism: How to Support, Befriend, and Work with Autistic People is written by autistic scholar Phoebe Jordan. She elegantly combines her personal experiences and academic research to create a unique and wonderful book. Jordan reveals her capacity to help people deeply understand the daily struggles, challenges, and strengths of autistic people. Writing with a down-to-earth, engaging, inspiring, and humorous style, Jordan has filled her book with practical strategies for all readers. Her tried-and-true guidance pertains to workplaces, home life, emotional and physical health, education, and personal identity.

Winner of a Silver Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association.

Copyright 2025

190 pages

ISBN Paperback: 9798990623620

ISBN Ebook: 9798990623637

Library of Congress Control Number: 2025933949

Cover Design: James Clarke (jclarke.net)

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You, Me, and Autism: How to Support, Befriend, and Work with Autistic People is written by autistic scholar Phoebe Jordan. She elegantly combines her personal experiences and academic research to create a unique and wonderful book. Jordan reveals her capacity to help people deeply understand the daily struggles, challenges, and strengths of autistic people. Writing with a down-to-earth, engaging, inspiring, and humorous style, Jordan has filled her book with practical strategies for all readers. Her tried-and-true guidance pertains to workplaces, home life, emotional and physical health, education, and personal identity.

Winner of a Silver Award from the Independent Book Publishers Association.

Copyright 2025

190 pages

ISBN Paperback: 9798990623620

ISBN Ebook: 9798990623637

Library of Congress Control Number: 2025933949

Cover Design: James Clarke (jclarke.net)

Shipping Only to US Customers.

Outside the US? Please use your preferred online retail bookstore.

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Endorsements

  • “As someone whose passions are learning, reading, and working with autistic people and their families, I tremendously enjoyed reading You, Me, and Autism. The book creates and paints different and unique worlds through elegant and evocative stories, taking the reader through a fulfilling journey of discovery. As such, it can be viewed as a significant literary work. Importantly, to everyone interested in learning about autism from the perspectives of the families, this book offers invaluable insights and should therefore be essential reading for the general public, students, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers. Although I have worked in the field of autism for a significant period of time, I have benefited greatly from the diverse perspectives presented in this excellent book. We need more books like this.”

    — Mirko Uljarevic, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

  • “Using research evidence and diverse lived experiences this is a beautiful exploration of autistic identity as well as practical strategies. It takes a strengths-based approach to understanding autism from core characteristics to daily living, schooling, employment, relationships, disclosure, and wellbeing.”

    — Dane Dougan, Chief Executive Officer, Autism New Zealand

Table of Contents

1) Language; 2) Identity; 3) Sensory Experiences; 4) Meltdowns and Shutdowns; 5) Mental Health; 6) Relationships; 7) Education and Employment; 8) Disclosure; 9) Symphony of Life;

Epilogue | Acknowledgements | About the Author | Appendix | Bibliography | Index

About the author

Phoebe Jordan is an autistic researcher whose PhD work at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, in partnership with researchers at Stanford University, has focused on ways to support autistic children. As an autistic scholar, her work integrates personal experience and academic rigor. Her research has been published in major academic journals, such as Autism and Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific. She lives in New Zealand. Follow her on Instagram.

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