Resources

Many neurodivergent people benefit from finding a sense of community and shared experiences. If you are looking for books, podcasts, videos and content to help in your exploration of your identity - here are some of my favourites! 

Discovering  either as a child , parent of a child or as an adult that you are an ADHDer or Autistic (or both) can lead to strong feelings, a heap of thoughts and perhaps a sense of “Okay… What now?” It might be exciting, as you can reframe and make sense of experiences in your life with a whole new perspective. However this can also be a difficult time during which you feel you need support for a few months-a year, depending on what is going on in your life.

You need not feel alone and I recommend you spend some time reading, learning, watching and listening to some of the following resources. I hope you find them helpful and a comfort as you learn more about yourself, your child and your/their experiences. 

• Unmasking Autism - Dr Devon Price
• Different, Not Less - Chloe Hayden
• Is this Autism? - Donner Henderson, Jamell White and Sarah Wayland
• Untypical: How the World Isn't built for Autistic People and What We Should Do About It - Pete Wharmby
• Divergent Mind: Thriving In a World That Wasn't Meant For You - Jenara Nerenberg
• Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity - Steve Silberman
• Your Brain’s Not Broken - Tamara Rosier
• Self Care for People with ADHD - Sasha Mamdani
• A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD - Sari Solden and Michelle Frank
• Yellow Ladybugs: Supporting Autistic Girls - Yellow Ladybugs
• Start Here: A guide for Parents of Autistic kids - Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
• Understanding the Autistic Mind - Neuroclastic
• What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew - Autism Women's Network
• The Reason I Jump- Naoki Higashida
• Back from the Brink - Tim and Sarah Chan
• Uniquely Human - Barry Prizant
• "Learning Outside the Lines" - Johnathon Mooney
• Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Children - Luke Beadon
• Unconditional Parenting: Moving from rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason - Alfie Kohn
• The Parents Practical Guide to Resilience for Children aged 2-10 on the Autism Spectrum - Yenn Purkis and Emma Goodall
• Talking to Your Child about Their Autism Diagnosis: A Guide for Parents- Raelene Dundon
• Autism in Childhood: For parents and carers of the newly diagnosed - Luke Beardon
• Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life - Stuart Shanker

• Some Brains - Nelly Thomas
• The Rainbow Brain - Sandhya Menon
• The Brain Forest - Sandhya Menon
• Just Right for You - Melanie Heyworth
• Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is okay! - Clay Morton and Gail Morton
• Lulu Is a Rhinoceros - Jason Flom, Allison Flom and Sophie Corrigan
• Me and My PDA - Gloria Duria-Vila and Tamar Levi
• A Different Sort of Normal - Abigail Balfe
• Brain Building Book - Dr Liz Angoff
• Welcome to the Autistic Community - by Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
• The Spectrum Girls Survival Guide - Siena Castellon
• The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods - Robyn Steward
• Wiggles, Stomps and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down - Lindsay Rowe Parker
• My Wandering Dreaming Mind - Merriam Sarcia Saunders and Tammie Lyon
• The Amazingly Disorganised Help Dictionary - Georgia Productions
• Speak Up! - Rebecca Burgess

• https://www.understood.org/
• https://chadd.org/
• https://www.additudemag.com/
• https://reframingautism.org.au/service/autism-education-courses-workshops/https://neuroclastic.com/
• https://asan-aunz.org/
• https://neuroqueer.com/
• https://neurodivergentinsights.com/
• https://www.additudemag.com/
• https://www.onwardsandupwardspsychology.com.au/parent-support
• https://ausometraining.com/anytime-autism-training/#recordedwebinars
• https://www.kristyforbes.com.au/store
• https://playlearnchat.com/author/admin/
• https://self-reg.com/courses
• https://www.atpeaceparents.com/store

• The Neurodivergent Woman - Monique Mitchelson and Michelle Livock
• Yellow Ladybugs
• Princess and the Pea
• ADHD for Smart Ass Women - Tracey Otsuka
• ADHD ReWired
• The ADHD Skills Lab
• ADHD Essentials
• Two Sides of the Spectrum - Meg Proctor

• Purple Ella-You Tube
• How to ADHD - Jessica McCabe - You Tube
• My Friend Autism - Orion Kelly - You Tube
• Things It's OK to Ask When You have ADHD - Ellie Middleton
• Connor de Wolfe- TikTok
• Yo Samdy Sam - You Tube
• Different No Less - Chloe Hayden - You Tube
• Amazing Kids: Autism Spectrum Condition- You Tube
• Lets Talk about ADHD - You Tube
• What it is Like to Have ADHD - by ADHD Voices - You Tube
• Welcome to the Autistic Community - by Autistic Self -Advocacy Network
• Talking to my Children About Autism - by Reframing Autism

• @neurowild
• @onwardsandupwardspsych
• @livedexpeinceeducator
• @neurodivergent_researcher
• @chloehayden

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Know a great resource and don't see it above? Please let me know as I'd love to check it out. farley.robyn@gmail.com