The Neuro Books Series
By Sarnia de la Maré FRSA
Neuro Books is a growing series of compassionate, research-informed guides for autistic and neurodivergent adults — and for the employers, teachers, clinicians, and partners who want to understand them.
Each title blends lived experience with psychological insight, offering clarity, validation, and practical guidance for anyone navigating burnout, masking, workplace challenges, late discovery, or identity rebuilding.
Below are the books currently available in the series. New titles will be added throughout 2025.
📘 Autism, Access, and the Real Price of Being Different
Why Diagnosis Is Hard, Why It Matters, and How to Recognise Yourself Anyway
This foundational book explores the adult autistic experience in all its complexity — diagnosis, masking, identity, misunderstanding, and the lifelong cost of being unseen. Essential reading for anyone beginning their journey of self-recognition.
📙 Autism, Overwhelm, and the Truth About Burnout
Understanding Shutdown, Emotional Exhaustion, and How to Recover
A deep dive into autistic burnout: what it is, why it happens, how shutdown disguises itself, and how to rebuild your life afterwards. Written for adults who have pushed through for years without language for their experience — and for the people supporting them.
📕 Autism, Work, and the Reality of Coping
When Work Goes Wrong, Why You’re Not the Problem, and How to Build a Life That Fits Your Neurology
The newest book in the series — a vital guide for autistic workers and the employers who want to support them. Unpacks the hidden cost of coping, masking, and burnout in the workplace, while offering practical solutions for building sustainable careers and neurodivergent-friendly environments.
About the Author
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA is a multidisciplinary British author and educator whose work explores autistic identity, burnout, workplace realities, and the hidden emotional lives of adults who grew up misunderstood. Through the Neuro Books series, she creates accessible, compassionate resources designed to help autistic adults understand themselves — and help employers and families understand them too.
More titles in the Neuro Books series will be released throughout 2025.
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