The Books Every Speech Therapist Must Read

Love Anthony by  Lisa Genova

Lisa Genova is an American neuroscientist as well as an author. Lisa Genova graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude from Bates College. There are over 2.6 million copies in print.

 The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

Graeme Simsion is a former IT consultant and also the author of two nonfiction books. Graeme lives in Australia with his wife, Anne, and their two children. Sold more than three and a half million copies in over forty countries around the world.

Paperboy  by  Vince Vawter

Vince Vawter, a retired newspaper editor, and publisher. Live on a small farm in Tennessee with his wife and two dogs. His debut novel Paperboy received a Newbery Medal in 2014.

Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova

Lisa Genova is an American neuroscientist and also an author who graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude from Bates College. There are over 2.6 million copies in print, and it has been translated into 37 languages.

Wonder Hardcover by R. J. Palacio

R.J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She is living in NYC with her husband, two sons, and two dogs. R.J.Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute.

Icy Sparks (Oprah’s Book Club) by Gwyn Hyman Rubio

Born in Macon, Georgia, to Mac Hyman and Gwendolyn Holt Hyman. Gwyn grew up in south Georgia in the small town of Cordele, not far from Plains. Her father was Mac Hyman who also wrote the bestseller “No Time for Sergeants”.

Out of My Mind  by Sharon M. Draper

Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author. Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the African-American experience.

Assessment of Aphasia by Anthony H. Risser

Dr. Risser is a neuropsychologist as well as a pharmaceutical CNS clinical-trials consultant. This book represents their most thorough effort.

Cochlear Hearing Loss by Brian Moore

Brian Moore is Emeritus Professor of Auditory Perception at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are the perception of sound; mechanisms of normal hearing and hearing impairments; as well as the relationship of auditory abilities to speech perception.

My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor

Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D., is a neuron-anatomist affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Thirty Million Words by Dana Suskind

Professor Dana Suskind, MD, is the founder as well as the director of the Thirty Million Words Initiative.It is a research program at the University of Chicago Medicine based on the scientifically demonstrated critical importance of early language exposure on the developing child.

The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida

Naoki Higashida was born in 1992 and was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. He graduated from high school in 2011 and lives in Kimitsu, Japan. He is an advocate, motivational speaker, and also the author of several books of fiction and non-fiction.

Carly’s Voice by Arthur Fleischmann

Mr. Arthur R. Fleischmann has been Vice President of AP Express/Champion Logistics Group since 2006. Mr. Fleischmann joined AP Express/Champion Logistics Group in 1996. He served as its Operations Manager since 1998 and also Vice President of Operations since 2004.

Neurotribes by Steve Silberman

Steve Silberman is an American writer based in San Francisco, California. Silberman is best known as a writer for Wired magazine, where he has been an editor and contributor for 14 years. In 2010, Silberman was awarded the AAAS “Kavli Science Journalism Award for Magazine Writing.

Why Knowledge Matters by Eric Donald Hirsch, Jr.

Eric Donald Hirsch, Jr., is the son of Rabbi Eric Donald Hirsch and Leah Aschaffenberg Hirsch. Hirsch received his training in literary scholarship first at Cornell University, from which he received a B.A. degree in 1950, and at Yale University, which granted him an M.A. in English in 1955 and also a Ph.D. in 1957.

Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison

John Elder Robison grew up in the 1960s before the Asperger diagnosis came into common use. After dropping out of high school, John worked in the music business where he created sound effects and electronic devices, including the signature illuminated, smoking, and rocket firing guitars he built for KISS.

The Boy Who Loved Windows  by Patricia Stacey

Patricia Stacey, a writer, college teacher, and former staff member of the Atlantic Monthly, lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Be Different by John Elder Robison

John Elder Robison grew up in the 1960s before the Asperger diagnosis came into common use. After dropping out of high school, John worked in the music business where he created sound effects and electronic devices, including the signature illuminated, smoking, and rocket firing guitars he built for KISS.

Uniquely Human by Barry M. Prizant

Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is among the world’s leading authorities on autism and is recognized as an innovator of respectful, person and family-centered approaches for individuals with autism and neuro-developmental disabilities.

Exiting Nirvana by Clara Claiborne Park

Clara Claiborne Park (August 19, 1923 – July 3, 2010) was an American college English teacher and author who was best known for her writings about her experiences raising her autistic daughter, the artist Jessica Park.