
Books: interesting, challenging, old and new
Neurotribes – The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
Steve Silberman, 2016

Unmasking Autism – The Hidden Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity
Devon Price, 2022

Different, Not Less: A neurodivergent’s guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after
Chloe’ Hayden, 2022

The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide: A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens
Yenn Purkis and Tanya Masterman

The Autistic Trans Guide to Life
Yenn Purkis and Wenn Lawson

The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention
Simon Baron-Cohen, 2022

The Nine Degrees of Autism: A Developmental Model for the Alignment and Reconciliation of Hidden Neurological Conditions
Philip Wylie, Wenn Lawson, Luke Beardon, 2015

ADHD & Us: A Couple’s Guide to Loving and Living with Adult ADHD
Anita Robertson, 2020

ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction–from Childhood through Adulthood
E.M. Hallowell, J.J. Ratey, 2022

Is This Autism?: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else
Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland, Jamell White, 2023

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity
Edited by: M. Giwa Onaiwu, E.P. Ballou, S. DaVanport, 2021

Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Different Sensory Experiences – Different Perceptual Worlds 2ed
Olga Bogdashina, M.F. Casanova

Exposure Anxiety – The Invisible Cage: An Exploration of Self-Protection Responses in the Autism Spectrum and Beyond
Donna Williams, 2002

It Didn’t Start With You: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle
Mark Wolynn, 2022

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Resmaa Menakem, 2021

Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
Tyson Yunkaporta, 2019

Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 2013

The Explosive Child (6th Ed) A new Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexibel Children
Ross Greene,

Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child
Ross Greene, 2017

Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
Ross Greene, 2014

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 revolutionary strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Daniel Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson, 2012.

Declarative Language Handbook: Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids with Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected, and Understood
Linda K Murphy, 2020.

PDA in the Therapy Room:: A Clinician’s Guide to Working with Children with Pathological Demand Avoidance
Raelene Dundon, 2021.

The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach―Advanced Reflections, 2nd Edition
Editors: Edwards, Gandini, Forman, 1998.

The Science of Parenting: How Today’s Brain Research Can Help You Raise Happy, Emotionally Balanced Children
Margot Sunderland, 2016.

Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids
Mona Delahooke, 2022.

Beyond Behaviours: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioural Challenges
Mona Delahooke, 2020.

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation
Deb Dana, 2018.

Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices
Deb Dana, 2020.

Clinical Insights From the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
Stephen Porges, 2017.

Standing Up for Myself: An empowering book for Neurodivergent kids and teens about boundaries, sensitivity, personal space, consent, power play and self advocacy
Evaleen Whelton, 2022.

The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
Robyn Steward, 2019.

The Autism and Neurodiversity Self Advocacy Handbook: Developing the Skills to Determine Your Own Future
Barb Cook, Yenn Purkis, 2022.

Interoception and Regulation: Teaching Skills of Body Awareness and Supporting Connection with Others
Emma Goodall, Charotte Brownlow, 2022.

The AutPlay® Therapy Handbook: Integrative Family Play Therapy with Neurodivergent Children
Robert Jason Grant, 2023.

A Therapist’s Guide to Mapping the Girl Heroine’s Journey in Sandplay
Rosalind Heiko, 2018.

Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul
Shaun McNiff, 2005.

Design as Art
Bruno Munari, 2008.

Some Brains: A book celebrating neurodiversity
Nelly Thomas, Cat MacInnes, 2020.

Just Right For You, A story about Autism
Melanie Heyworth, Celeste Josephine Art,

The Secret Life of Rose: Inside An Autistic Head
Rose Smitten, 2021.

Slug Days
Sarah Leach, Rebecca Bender, 2019.

Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt, 2017.

A Kind of Spark
Elle McNicoll, 2022.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz, 2021.

Links to websites, papers and Youtube channels
Autism links
https://www.autismlevelup.com/
https://reframingautism.org.au/resources/
https://www.spectrumwomen.com/
https://www.autisticrealms.com/post/monotropism-questionnaire-inner-autistic-experiences
Reflections on ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis)
ADHD links
https://www.youtube.com/@HowtoADHD
https://www.youtube.com/@russellbarkleyphd2023
https://www.adhdsupportaustralia.com.au/
Approaches that can help us to support ourselves and each other
https://monadelahooke.com/resources/
https://livesinthebalance.org/
https://www.reggiochildren.it/en/reggio-emilia-approach/100-linguaggi-en/
https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/
PDA
https://www.pdasociety.org.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/@atpeaceparents
https://www.youtube.com/@KristyForbes
Related Conditions
https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/
https://dyslexiaassociation.org.au/
https://www.ifm.org/news-insights/root-causes-treatment-of-mast-cell-disease/
https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/
https://www.faceblind.org/research/#S_Definition
https://sethperler.com/child-2e-twice-exceptional-ultimate-guide/
Online Platforms – gaming
https://www.socialciphergame.com/
https://education.minecraft.net/en-us
https://letsplaytherapy.org/courses/Video-games-introduction

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