Listen to a sample
The Autistic Guide to Communicating and Connecting
- Author
- Niamh Garvey
- Narrator
- Lara Hutchinson
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Publish Date
- 21 August 2025
- Run Time
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Written by autistic author Niamh Garvey, this book combines up-to-date research and lived experience perspectives to create the ultimate guide to supporting your autistic social self in hectic, everyday life.
Split into three parts that cover communication, socialising and strategies for specific social situations, this book covers everything you need to understand your communication style and helps you to explore your own social comfort zone, which looks different for everyone!
This guide is supportive, affirming and packed full of strategies on how you can support yourself and manage daily social situations, from restaurants to interviews.
Critics Review
-
Another great book from Niamh, packed full of insights and strategies on communication and socialising for autistic people and those who support them. The Six Step Social Plan is a piece of genius for every autistic venturing forth on a night out!
Sarah Hendrickx, author of Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum.
-
A must-read for autistics and non-autistics alike, Niamh's book represents a strong, welcoming, and carefully-constructed bridge - spanning the communication gap that can too easily divide us. While based on a mountain of research, there are wonderful anecdotes in there too.
Katy Elphinstone, author of How to Raise Happy Neurofabulous Children
-
All forms of communication and connection are explored, and all expressions of autism are included in this remarkable new resource. The descriptions, especially the 'reasonable adaptations', are based on an extensive review of the research literature and the experiences of the author and autistic individuals.
Tony Attwood
User Reviews
No reviews yet.
Details
- Author
- Niamh Garvey
- Narrator
- Lara Hutchinson
- Duration
- 9 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399824637
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Genre
- Coping with / advice about autism spectrum disorder, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability, Disability: social aspects
Synopsis
"Autistic people communicate differently to non-autistic people, but that does not equate to communicating "wrong"."Written by autistic author Niamh Garvey, this book combines up-to-date research and lived experience perspectives to create the ultimate guide to supporting your autistic social self in hectic, everyday life.Split into three parts that cover communication, socialising and strategies for specific social situations, this book covers everything you need to understand your communication style and helps you to explore your own social comfort zone, which looks different for everyone! This guide is supportive, affirming and packed full of strategies on how you can support yourself and manage daily social situations, from restaurants to interviews.
About xigxag
xigxag is an independent, UK-based audiobook platform and the UK's only B Corp certified audiobook company. We offer nearly 150,000 audiobooks, all with professional human narration. No AI-generated voices. xigxag is rated an Ethical Consumer Best Buy for audiobooks and a top-rated ethical bookshop.
There is no subscription. You buy the audiobooks you want, you own them permanently, and prices start at $13.95. The more you listen over the year, the less you pay per book, and there is always a selection in Listen for Less from $7.95. You can also send audiobooks as gifts using our audiobook gift cards or in-app gifting.
Every audiobook on xigxag has honest reviews covering both the book and the narration, and our community features make it easy to share what you are listening to, discover what others recommend, and find your next listen.
Download or stream on iOS, Android, or in your browser. Browse the full catalogue at xigxag.co.uk.