Neurodivergent Stuff!

Websites & General Videos (neurodiversity umbrella)

• ADDitude Magazine www.additudemag.com/

• ARFID Is More Than Just Picky Eating (verywellmind.com)

• Interoception www.understood.org/en/articles/interoception-and-sensory-processing-issues-what-you-need-to-know

• How to create a sensory diet www.theottoolbox.com/how-to-create-sensory-diet/

• The Executive Function Online Summit https://executivefunctionsummit.com/

• Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/ 

• Help Your Bright Child Thrive - Support for Twice Exceptional Kids (brightandquirky.com)

• Taking Up Space as a Sensitive, Neurodivergent Person (VIDEO)

• Some Neurodivergent Traits VIDEO

• The Sensitive Trait (HSP) - Video

• Autism, ARFID & Interoception (personal video)

Education (US) and Learning Differences

• Home - AHEAD - Association on Higher Education And Disability

• Recent Resolutions (ed.gov)

• Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy

• Special Ed Mom Survival Guide Book | Special Mom Advocate

• Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students https://a.co/d/ed39yjB

• Understood - For learning and thinking differences

• Accommodations in the Classroom: A Guide to Making Them Real – Inclusive Schools Network

• Types of Learning Styles + How To Accommodate Them (weareteachers.com)

• Differentiated Instruction: Definition, Examples & Strategies for the Classroom in 2024 | Research.com

• UDL: The UDL Guidelines (cast.org)

• What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)? (understood.org)

• Differentiated Instruction YouTube Playlist

ADHD Resources

Books

• Smart But Scattered Teens https://a.co/d/2WvT3mX

• The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills https://a.co/d/8c31ew9

• Women with ADHD https://a.co/d/2hHPQ51

• Super Better https://a.co/d/6iSJn15

• Divergent Mind https://a.co/d/043mBdH

• Refuse to Choose! https://a.co/d/3efQVy5

• The Explosive Child https://a.co/d/5ALsLRP

• Brain and Body Parenting https://a.co/d/2tX9ZHT

• Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You https://a.co/d/3EOt97z

Books on Creativity

• Wired to Create www.amazon.com/Wired-Create-Unraveling-Mysteries-Creative/dp/0399175660/

• The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity https://a.co/d/dbbVC6S

• The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers https://a.co/d/0PfCwkC

• Wired to Create - Carolyne Gregoire & Scott Barry Kaufman

Videos

• How To ADHD www.youtube.com/c/HowtoADHD

• Seth Perler, Executive Function Skills www.youtube.com/c/SethPerler 

• Black Girl, Lost Keys www.youtube.com/c/BlackGirlLostKeys 

Autism Resources

Website

• About ASAN - Autistic Self Advocacy Network (autisticadvocacy.org)

• Autism Career Pathways: Inclusive Workplace Solutions

• Autism in the African American Community (autisminblack.com)

Books

• We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation https://a.co/d/gBXaLtJ

• Unmasking Autism - Devon Price

• Living Sensationally https://a.co/d/7sVroEe

• The Explosive Child https://a.co/d/5ALsLRP

• Brain and Body Parenting https://a.co/d/2tX9ZHT

• Uniquely Human: A different way of seeing Autism https://a.co/d/0Owp68J

• Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance in Children https://a.co/d/aIZD3PD

• The Family Experience of PDA https://a.co/d/dZmMm9x

• The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills https://a.co/d/1xZihKh

Podcasts

• Amythest Schaber - YouTube

• The Autistic Culture Podcast - YouTube

• Neurodiversity Podcast - YouTube

• Autism Career Pathways, with Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed. | Spectrumly Speaking ep. 114 (differentbrains.org)

Auditory Processing Disorder

• Auditory Processing Disorder (APD): Symptoms & Treatment (clevelandclinic.org)

• What is auditory processing disorder? (understood.org)

Communication

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (asha.org)

• Visual Discrimination - The OT Toolbox

• PECS®: An Evidence-Based Practice - Pyramid Educational Consultants (pecsusa.com)

• Visual Schedules - The OT Toolbox

Dysgraphia

• What is dysgraphia? (understood.org)

Dyspraxia

• Dyspraxia: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment (clevelandclinic.org)

Delayed Speech or Language Development

• Delayed Speech or Language Development (for Parents) - Nemours KidsHealth

Hypermobility and Joint Pain

• Joint Hypermobility Links Neurodivergence to Dysautonomia and Pain - PMC (nih.gov)

Learning Disorder NOS

• Learning disorder not otherwise specified: What you need to know (understood.org)

Speech Therapy

• Speech Therapy: Uses, What to Expect, Results, and More (verywellhealth.com)

Synesthesia

• What Is Synesthesia? Types, Examples, Causes & Diagnosis - GoodRx

Chronic Fatigue

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Post-exertion malaise

Ehlers Danlos

• What is EDS? - The Ehlers Danlos Society (ehlers-danlos.com)

• The Relationship between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders - PMC (nih.gov)

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation #1 trusted site for epilepsy and seizure news

• Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) | CDC

Executive Function Skills

• The MoSCoW Method - Understanding Project Priorities (mindtools.com)

• The Pomodoro Technique — Why It Works & How To Do It (todoist.com)

• 9 Popular Time Management Techniques and Tools | USAHS

• Executive Function, ADHD, 2e. Seth Perler - YouTube

• Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential https://a.co/d/drPyidY

• The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain's Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home https://a.co/d/00fRnUC

• External Thinking and Practice (video)

Geeky Resources

• SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully https://a.co/d/3oxskcC

• Reality is Broken - Jane McGonigal

• Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them https://a.co/d/4Jy7MhT

• Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight https://a.co/d/ijRVesj

• We Were Dreamers - Simu Liu

• Why Wakanda Matters - Sheena Howard

• See Geek & Gamer for more

Giftedness Resources

Books

• Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults https://a.co/d/3n0Z6yl

• Your Rainforest Mind: A Guide to the Well-Being of Gifted Adults and Youth https://a.co/d/eBzSSdC

• Differently Wired: A Parent’s Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope https://a.co/d/5i6QUOc

Websites

• Black Brilliance Circle | A mind-body-spirit exploration of being a gifted Black adult (ourwildminds.com)

• SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (sengifted.org)

Podcasts

• Positive Disintegration Podcast | Dabrowski Center

• Home - Embracing Intensity

• The Intense Mind by Imi Lo - YouTube

• I Must Be BUG'N - YouTube

Video

• On Being Ignored as a Gifted Child - YouTube

Highly Sensitive Person Resources

• The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You https://a.co/d/9wKXidA

• The Empath's Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive People https://a.co/d/i0KduRQ

• The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators https://a.co/d/eEZltyK

• The Highly Sensitive Child: Helping Our Children Thrive When The World Overwhelms Them https://a.co/d/3JG2NgO

Occupational Therapy

• Occupational Therapy: Benefits for Children with Developmental Delays (webmd.com)

• Interoception and Alexithymia | Kelly Mahler (kelly-mahler.com)

• Interoceptive Awareness & Neurodiversity | Kelly Mahler (kelly-mahler.com)

POTS

• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Selective Mutism, Situational Mutism

• Book: Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking https://a.co/d/6EO3jN8

• Children’s Book: Maya’s Voice https://a.co/d/dGqUIPf

• Personal Video The Healing Power of Silence

Sensory Processing

• Living Sensationally https://a.co/d/1bAX2Pt

• Sensory processing explained: A deep dive into Dunn's Model (occupationaltherapywithsoph.com)

• Emotional Milestones Freebies (mykajabi.com)

• Emotional Milestones Sensory SMART Coming to Our Senses Masterclass

• Understanding Sensory Differences with Robert Jason Grant & Amy Nelson

Sign Language

• Video HELPFUL ASL SIGNS (especially for my neurodivergent friends)

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (asha.org)

Sleep

• Neurodivergent Sleep Workbook (neurodivergentinsights.com)

Tourette

• What is Tourette - Tourette Association of America

Archetypal Resources

• The Hero With a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

• The Power of Myth - Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers

• Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

• The Wisdom of the Enneagram - Don Richard Ruso & Russ Hudson

• Eastern Body, Western Mind - Anodea Judith

• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette

• Goddesses in Everywoman - Jean Shinoda Bolen

• Awakening The Heroes Within - Carol S. Pearson

• The Alter Ego Effect - Todd Herman

• Gifts Differing - Isabel Briggs Myers

• The Late Bloomer - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

• Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain - Zaretta Hammond

• Uniquely Human - Barry Prizant

• Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined - Scott Barry Kaufman

• Man & His Symbols - CG Jung

• Self Therapy, 2nd ed. - Jay Early

• The Red Book - CG Jung

• Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child - Thích Nhất Hạnh

• Being Peace - Thích Nhất Hạnh

• The Heart of the Buddha's Teachings - Thích Nhất Hạnh

• Sacred Contracts- Caroline Myss

• The Complete Enneagram - Beatrice Chestnut