Books

Navigating autism or developmental delays as an immigrant parent can feel overwhelming—but you're not alone.

To help you find the kind of support that meets you where you are, we’ve grouped these books using a structure inspired by Chinese wisdom:

术（Doing）–Practical tools and hands-on strategies

法（Understanding）–Approaches that build emotional strength, resilience, and deeper relationships

道（Being）–Personal stories and reflections on identity, love, and acceptance

术（Doing）

• An Early Start for Your Child with Autism

By Sally J. Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, Laurie A. Vismara

Step-by-step early intervention techniques for toddlers on the spectrum.

• The Out-of-Sync Child

By Carol Stock Kranowitz

Focuses on sensory processing challenges with practical interventions.

法（Understanding）

• Differently Wired 

by Debbie Reber

This book offers empowering mindset shifts, guiding frameworks, and actionable tools for parenting children who don’t fit the mold Home Page - Tilt Parenting

• Engaging Autism

By Stanley I. Greenspan

An essential guide to the highly recommended Floortime approach for treating children with any of the autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

道（Being）

• Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

By Barry M. Prizant

A groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the world's leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being human.

• The Reason I Jump

By Naoki Higashida

A profound inner perspective from a nonverbal autistic teenager.

Link to the NHK documentary on this book: What you taught me about my son

Link to reflections of the book in Self-care Hub: Amazing, just as they are