January 2025 Resources Round-up
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Children
Dr Luke Beardon’s new book, ‘Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Children: How to Make Their World Better’ has been released
SENDwise Hub reviews it
The Occuplaytional Therapist has launched a Substack newsletter
NeuroWild on her kid who can’t sit still
Spectrum Gaming has published a video of young people sharing autism myths
Liz Evans – The Untypical OT has launched a podcast to challenge norms and support families
ProblemShared have been added to the list of providers who can offer autism assessments via the NHS Right to Choose pathway for children aged 7 to 17-years-old
The North Star and the Compass – blog on unsolicited parenting advice
The Occuplaytional Therapist outlines unrealistic expectations around children’s development
Autism Support Community reviews When My Brain is Messy by Tania Wieclaw
The North Star and the Compass – blog shares one of her favourite pieces for helping parents change from an ABA mindset
Rebecca Duffus and Lyric Rivera (Neurodivergent Rebel) have released an Autism, Identity and Me Workbook for Children and Young People Aged 10+, and accompanying parent and professional guide
How to Help Behaviorally-Challenging Kids Gain Skills & Solve Problems podcast with Dr Robyn Silverman and Dr Ross Greene
Autistic Girls Network have made past webinars free to view on YouTube
Hvppyhands on ableism and ‘nothing about us without us’
Tribe around the table and Neurodivergent Parenting: Think Outside The Box explain asynchronous development
The Occuplaytional Therapist reviews Wonderfully-Wired
Tanya Valentin outlines what you need to know about adaptive functioning as a parent of a child or teen in autistic burnout
The Autistic SENCO explains why autistic children might cry when they’re happy
Dr Naomi Fisher urges mental health professionals to speak up about the damage school policies are doing to young people
PDA
Steph’s Two Girls explains how her daughter managed a lunch party
Laura Hellfeld has created a strengths-focused guide to lesser-discussed PDA traits
Trauma Geek explains how PDA is much more than demand avoidance
PDA North America has released a three-course bundle to help people learn from adult PDAers
Kate Kleinau reflects on acceptance and parenting a PDA child
Suzan Issa talks about being a PDAer
The PDA Society has produced a short video outlining PDA experiences
Kristy Forbes explains what PDA is for her
Education
Aurora Autistic Consulting looks at monotropism and interoception at school
Juliet Lewin navigates the GCSE Maths dilemma for dyscalculic students
Juliet Lewin on the impact of dyscalculia across the curriculum
Dr Naomi Fisher outlines the problem with SLANT and similar attention approaches
Annie Ridout speaks to former teachers who home educate their neurodivergent children
Steve Bladon contrasts different approaches to attendance taken by schools when children are chronically ill
Changing the World through Words – The Mutterings of an Autistic Teen Girl offers her exam tips as an autistic person
Autism Level UP has produced a free Para Chutes and Ladders ‘in the moment’ decision-making framework resource for school support staff
Jenn Hodge looks at learning through play at all ages
Hvppyhands on the importance of drawing to be able to pay attention
Hvppyhands talks about the difference between process and product based art and craft activities for kids
Unmasking hypermobility in education podcast: the missing connections in neurodivergence and EBSA with Jane Green MBE
Spectrumy discusses why so many neurodivergent children in England are out of school
Jenn Hodge considers whether children are missing from education or just missing from school
Apraxia and Non-speakers
Helen Adderley and Elizabeth Vosseller (Author) have released a Book of British-Themed S2C Lessons: For Nonspeakers who Spell or Type to Communicate, their CRPs, Practitioners and Parents
Niko Boskovic on internalised ableism as a letterboard user: Part 1 | Part 2
Nick’s Tips on being respectful towards non-speakers
Nick’s Tips for dealing with challenging behaviour
Non-speakers and the right to say “no”
Danny Whitty reflects on a brave end to the year
James, a non-speaking adult shares his message for parents of unreliably speaking kids
Gregory C Tino has released The Caged Bird after spending his first 24-years unable to effectively communicate
Ben Usher-Barrass (Autisticality) has released The Silently Speaking Spud picture book
Tim Jin on embracing change in AAC technology
Niko Boskovic reflects on the history of disabled people
Fighting for my Voice on including non-speakers during celebrations
Use of Language and Pathologisation
The Autism Education Trust has published a free terminology guide: Why Words Matter
Trauma Geek explains why neurotypicals are not the majority
Trauma Geek looks at why autism is a disability, not a disorder
Allison Davies on the history of the word ‘autism’
Emi Nietfeld outlines what the most famous book about trauma gets wrong
Ann’s Autism looks at autistic ‘inappropriate behaviour’
Katherine Kowalski considers the paradox of labels
Prof Amanda Kirby outlines the history of diagnosis of autism and ADHD
The Audhd Therapist considers how autism and ADHD are often diagnosed based on the level of inconvenience caused for others
Autistic Realms reframes language through the lens of monotropism
Anne Borden King on the history of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) recorded webinar
Anne Borden King outlines how ProPublica missed crucial points about ABA
Letter to the Editor of ProPublica in Response to ‘UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism’
Emma Dalmayne compiles her reporting of quack cures for autism
The Autistic Teacher explains why she’s upset by the phrase ‘I’m crushing autism’
A Day in the Life of a PWD (Person With a Disability) comic strip on the meaning of the puzzle piece for autism
Play. Learn. Chat. highlights ableist, anti-Gestalt Language Processing perspectives in academia
Gráinne Warren outlines the harmful impact of medical model assumptions on the autistic community
Trauma Geek on the way the med/psych system loses or fails most neurodivergent people
Late Identification
How menopause unmasks neurodivergence in women
Joe Sweeney outlines his journey from feeling different to identifying as HSP to realising he is autistic (p 156-157)
Dr Devon Price outlines common phases of accepting you’re autistic
Mike’s Neurodivergent Toolbox explains how he discovered his neurodivergence
Autism Support Community reviews Girl Unmasked by Emily Katy
My Autistic Book Shelf reviews Permission to Be Different by Nikki Butler
Bex Milgate considers the reality of unmasking
Autistic Culture and Ways of Being
Tim Clare discusses how playing games turns him into a person who makes sense
Boris Johnson says he is ‘spectrum-y’ sometimes. As an autistic man, I’m disgusted – Eric Garcia
The 2024 Black Autistic Girls and Women’s Summit recordings are now available on demand
Trauma Geek outlines trauma-informed positive autistic identity
Jennifer Gerlach explains why autism is not a trend
Jorn Bettin on autistic human animals – a factor in cultural metamorphosis
Aurora Consulting considers autistic empathy through the sharing of personal stories
Beyond The Spectrum’s creative writing magazine has launched with The Space Beyond: Connecting Autistic Imaginations
I’ve Been Autistic All Along? asks which autism myths people would like to see debunked
Scott Neilson joins the Auticast podcast to discuss why autistic people can struggle with change
Fergus Murray and Sonny Hallett discuss monotropism on the Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws podcast
Killian Metz on Blackness vs. The Neurodivergent Identity
Wellbeing and Neurodivergence
Allegra Chapman has created NeuroStack – a directory of Substacks about neurodiversity or by neurodivergent writers
Dr Megan Neff explains object-based vs social-based conversations
LiL Penguin Studios / Autism Happy Place explains autism and fluctuating support needs
Sex educator Ruth Ramsay and Life Coach Helen Calvert’s webinar ‘Sex & The Autistic Brain’ is now available on demand
Audhd Lara highlights the intersection of autism, ADHD and giftedness
Autistic Truth has published a list of their recommended books about about autism, ADHD, neurodiversity and more
Trauma Geek explains sensory trauma
Creative Fix has released a free six-day course on using creativity as a tool for wellbeing
The Occuplaytional Therapist explains “the proprioception pattern”
Dr Alice Nicholls contrasts Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and autistic burnout
Tanya Valentin on the crushing weight of parenting through autistic burnout
ADHD Insights shares his tips on overcoming holiday burnout
David Gray-Hammond has released A Guide to Autism and Psychosis: Personal and Professional Insights From A Psychotic Mind
Autistic and Living the Dream reviews A Guide to Autism and Psychosis
Autism and BPD: Addressing the harms of misdiagnosis
The Autistic Teacher explains the eight senses and hyper/hyposensitivity
Aurora Consulting discusses how to deal with family members who just don’t get it
NeuroWild shares her thoughts on screentime for autistic folk
Neurodivergent_lou looks at things autistic people may get used to
Viv Dawes explains why reaching out is not always easy for autistic people
Fergus Murray explains how the neurodiversity paradigm embraces autism’s status as a disability
Aurora Consulting’s Ableism in Action series explains why autistic people have a disability not a “diffability”
Neurodivergent Parenting: Think Outside The Box considers whether being autistic and ADHD makes her disabled
Trauma Geek outlines the social model of disability
David M. Perry on RFK Jr., vaccines and his son with autism and Down syndrome
Shannon Des Roches Rosa charts her journey from anti-vaxxer to vaccine advocate
Kristy Forbes on her experience of feeling deeply
Viv Dawes looks at the signs of ADHD, AuDHD and PDAuDHD burnout crisis
Viv Dawes examines internalised ableism and addiction
Katy Higgins Lee joins Patrick Casale and Dr Megan Neff on the Divergent Conversations podcast to discuss the nuanced world of giftedness
Neurodivergent_lou shares apps for autistics and ADHDers: Part 1 | Part 2
Kay Louise Aldred considers how neurodivergent people can be safeguarded from spiritual abuse
ADHD Insights looks at the five minute rest trap
AJ’s Brain explains ADHD and object permanence
The Awetist discusses thwarted sensory desires
David Gray-Hammond asks what neurodivergence actually means
Bex Milgate on meeting her nervous system with calm, connection and creativity
Trauma Geek considers how to differentiate between innate neurodivergence and trauma responses
LEGO and Hidden Disabilities Sunflower have collaborated to produce sets with sunflower symbols
Kay Louise Aldred joins The Edge of Everyday podcast to discuss why there isn’t a normal human
Trauma Geek on healing complex PTSD
Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice
Dr Char Goodwin explains what you need to know about autistic people living with cancer
David Gray-Hammond looks at what neurodivergence actually means
Autistics celebrate the announcement that Autism Speaks Canada is closing – A4A Ontario | Audhd Lara | Autistic, Typing | Giraffe Party | Brains and Spoons
SENDwise Hub shares their year in neuroaffirming reading
Matthew The Actually Autistic Coach on Unmasking and Boundaries: Building a Path to Sustainable Autistic Liberation
Free2BMe Neurodiversity are offering 15% off their self-guided courses and bundles until January 6th using the code ‘CHRISTMAS’
Kelly Mahler is offering a free on-demand course: 2024 in Review: Interoception Insights and Lessons Learned
Julie Kogura’s TEDx Talk: Empowering Autistics to Reach Their Full Potential
Trauma Geek discusses polyvagal theory from her perspective as an autistic researcher and educator
All Brains Belong have made their Brain Club™ recordings available to watch free, on demand
NeuroWild reframes neurodivergence
Flow Neurodiversity Affirming Psychological Services have released a self-paced online course in Tailoring DBT for Autistic Clients
The Autistic SENCO discusses improving training in neurodiversity and autism for UK doctors
Trauma Geek asks what it means to say that healing developmental trauma does not make an autistic person more typical
The Occuplaytional Therapist suggests affirming ways to write reports
Dr Alice Nicholls looks at externalising the problem instead of locating it within the individual
Work and Employment
Aaron King looks at employment rates for people with Down’s Syndrome
Nicole Igarashi explores why the system can’t be changed from within
Co-occurring Health Conditions
The Ehlers-Danlos Society outlines skin features of different forms of EDS
Anissa Ljanta writes about her hypermobility and hope
The Disabled Ginger has produced a guide to all things POTS
The Ehlers-Danlos Society explains Slipping Rib Syndrome (SRS)
Georgie Fox discusses hypermobility aids
Research
Could psychedelic drugs improve the mental health of autistic people?
Understanding early maladaptive schemas in autistic and ADHD individuals: exploring the impact, changing the narrative, and schema therapy considerations
Add yourself to the Autism Research Database to be contacted when autistic researchers are looking for participants for their studies.
Dysautonomia International’s recent webinar ‘Research Update: Long Term POTS Outcomes’ is now available online
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