February 2025 Resources Round-up
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Children
NeuroWild on how to help your kids develop a positive neurodivergent identity
The Young Person’s Guide to Autistic Burnout by Viv Dawes is now available to pre-order
Tanya Valentin and Laura Hellfeld look at distress language and how to tune into what your child can’t say
Munira Adenwalla has produced a mini workshop for parents and teachers to help kids write
The Occuplaytional Therapist explains the continued impacts of forcing children to write before they’re ready
Gráinne Warren looks at the power of monotropic flow in play
Alice Running looks at autistic mothers of autistic children and the myth of permissive parenting
EOTAS Matters has launched a book club for parents and carers in neurodivergent households
Autistic Realms looks at autistic burnout and supporting young people at home and school
Teodora Byrne explains why her children always have access to their tech
Autistic Realms reviews ‘I Didn’t See You There’ by Charlotte Gale
Me Just Me explains how she’s working to improve her health as a neurodivergent teenager
The Kinected OT shares activities to make transitions easier and aid regulation
Teodora Byrne considers fidgeting as a need not a choice
NeuroWild explains spoon theory in an accessible way
Gina Gush reviews Girl Unmasked by Emily Katy
William Gomes reviews Stop the World I Want to Get Off by Jodie Clarke
Dr Joanne Riordan discusses parenting when you have ADHD
Autistic Realms examines the weaponised use of ‘resilience’
Pete Wharmby lists things autistic children should be allowed to do without question
Aurora Consulting discusses whether an autistic child should be assessed for a formal diagnosis if they are getting on fine
PDA
Marnina Kammersell explores PDA and giftedness
Kristy Forbes looks at hope for the future for PDAers
Kristy Forbes explains PDA vs demand avoidance
Me Just Me on struggles with pathologising PDA pages
PDA North America have released a short guide to defining and supporting PDA
Education
Me Just Me shares her experience of signs of burnout
The Autistic SENCO explains why being autistic is an asset to her role
Jillian Enright outlines behaviourist vs child-centred approaches in schools
Chris Bonnello asks why should we spend so much time accommodating all these autistic people?
Viv Dawes on neurodivergent people and the school to prison pipeline
Spectrum Sloth looks at school fidgets before specific tools existed
Allison Davies explains how masking extends to borrowing school and library books
Creative Neurodivergent considers the need for effective neurodiversity training for education and health professionals
The Autistic SENCO looks at how the education system is built for neurotypicals
The Autistic SENCO explains how to create clarity in the classroom for neurodivergent pupils
The International Coalition Against Restraint And Seclusion looks at how the practice is harming children and endangering teachers
The North Star and the Compass – blog explains why planned ignoring is damaging
The Autistic SENCO covers the neurodiversity training teachers receive
Neurodivergent Parenting explains why home education may be better for an autistic child
Me Just Me shares what helped her to venture outside after school trauma
Dean Beadle discusses autistic ‘school avoidance’
What a 13-year-old with dyspraxia thinks teachers need to know
Apraxia and Non-speakers
Tiffany Hammond asks why some speech and language therapists don’t know why someone would hold the letterboard for a non-speaker
Laura Hellfeld is collating a growing list of AAC users and resources
Chris Bonnello considers extra challenges faced by AAC users
Danny With Words shares his view of The Telepathy Tapes podcast
Boho Speechie explains why they don’t recommend PECS system as a child-led, affirming speech therapist
Niko Boskovic on childhood speech therapy
Niko Boskovic outlines childhood experiences of using AAC
Use of Language and Pathologisation
Aurora Consulting discusses use of the term ‘risk factors’ in relation to autism
Lived Experience Educator explains why people can’t have ‘neurodivergent conditions’ or be ‘diagnosed as neurodivergent’
Teodora Byrne outlines why the way we speak to parents of neurodivergent children matters
Laura Hellfeld looks at getting the language right around autism
The Audhd Therapist argues that most autistic diagnostic traits are based on neurotypical observations and wording that makes autistics look “less than”
David Gray-Hammond’s ‘Is Autism A Disorder? Insights from the Neurodiversity Movement webinar is now available on demand
ADHDventures explains why neurodivergent people overwhelmingly reject the puzzle piece symbol
Trauma Geek looks at why neurodivergent people are the majority
Fergus Murray asks whether neurodiversity is scientific
Katie Munday looks at the impact of the term ‘neurospicy’
Bobby Elman and Pete Wharmby look at uncanny valley theory in relation to autism
Greg Santucci calls out the autism investor summit
Fergus Murray explains why there’s no such thing as autism ‘symptoms’
Late Identification
Autism Goggles share their top 10 tips for newly diagnosed adults
Karuana Therapeutic Services looks at how being a late-identified autistic in an allistic world creates trauma
Dr Alice Nicholls discusses how as a late-realised, high masking autistic, showing up as your more authentic self can be scary
Katy Higgins Lee explains how people can feel worse before they feel better after realising they’re neurodivergent
Dr Alice Nicholls on the internalised shame of growing up unidentified
Autistic and ADHD Culture and Ways of Being
David Gray-Hammond asks if autism defines us
Autistic Realms and Stimpunks have revised their Map of Monotropic Experiences to highlight the impact of neuronormativity
Rich and Rox Pink of ADHD Love have launched the Late Bloomers podcast
Stimpunks argue it’s time to celebrate our interdependence
Aisling Walsh of AutCasts rounds up some of their new favourite neurodivergent podcasts
Onwards and Upwards Psychology on what leaning into autistic communication looks like
Tiffany Hammond explores identity and privilege
David Gray-Hammond explains why intersectionality is important in understanding autism
David Gray-Hammond explores autistic social culture
Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture is available online
Chris Bonnello explains blind cubing
The Autistic Culture Podcast explains why board games are autistic
Trauma Geek on communication differences in reading between the lines
Stimpunks’ Map of Monotropic Experiences is now available as a sticker and a poster
Jen “The Rainbow” Hart shares her experience of Autscape, a conference for autistic people
The Herding Cats podcast discusses 30 years of the neurodiversity movement
Wellbeing and Neurodivergence
Trauma Geek considers why so many autistic people have narcissistic parents
Gráinne Warren looks at embracing special interests as a path to autistic wellbeing and identity
Charli Clement shares a masterlist of things that have actually helped them as an autistic person
The Autlaw looks at how to implement seven types of rest for autistics
Ren Riley on nine months of sobriety
Megan Neff looks at how to reclaim your attention
Neurodivergent_lou hightlights ways hyposensitivity might show up for an autistic person
Karuna Therapeutic Services outlines the five faces of oppression and the autistic experience
Viv Dawes examines how distress in autistic people is misinterpreted
Katherine Kowalski outlines her recovery from autistic burnout
Allison Davies has set up an online neuro-affirming singing community
Teodora Byrne looks at cleaning as a regulation technique
The Autistic Teacher outlines barriers to healthcare
Trauma Geek explains why under-stimulation contributes to burnout
Be. Counselling and Be. Herd outlines fluctuating capacity
Emily Wooden shares her experiences of applying for PIP as an autistic person
Flappy Ink Feathers looks at the washing and bathing section of an adult disability payment form
Trauma Geek explains the damage of ‘broken brain’ narratives
Aurora Consulting asks why being autistic is classed as a disability
Dean Beadle outlines the things that help him with his OCD
LiL Penguin Studios / Autism Happy Place draws meltdown triggers and recovery
Spectrum Sloth on preparing for a storm in a neurodivergent household
Autism Goggles outlines five ways neurotypical society harms autistic people
The Occuplaytional Therapist outlines the skills involved in the process of “doing a thing you have to do”
Dr Alice Nicholls looks at how to recover from autistic burnout without removing all your stressors
Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice
The Autistic SENCO looks at whether The Zones of Regulation is autistic and neurodivergent affirming
Max Marnau has edited a new book ‘On Being an Autistic Therapist’, sharing experiences from autistic counsellors and psychotherapists
Kelly Mahler shares ten lessons she’s learned from using The Interoception Curriculum with clients
Katy Higgins Lee gives her understanding of somatic practice and neurodivergence
Dr Megan Neff explains how to help your neurodivergent clients to accept their authentic selves
Kelly Mahler and David Gray-Hammond’s on-demand course, ‘The Inner Compass: Using Interoception Science and Lived Experience to Navigate Alexithymia’ is now available
Devon Price looks at how to advocate against ABA therapy without losing your mind
On Being an Autistic Therapist, edited by Max Marnau, will be released on February 6th
Aurora Consulting explains why they support self-identification
NeuroWild outlines steps to neuro-affirming support
Stop Oxevision offer five arguments against surveillance systems in psychiatric settings
Jessica Penot explains why professionals need to understand burnout, inertia, meltdowns and shutdowns
Teodora Byrne has created a downloadable series of neuro-affirming questions for professionals to ask children and families
Viv Dawes explains why it’s time that professionals working with autistic people understood burnout
Work and Employment
The University of Bath have produced a guide on what to do when interviewing an autistic person for a job
Alice Hewson offers tips to improve neurodivergent people’s job hunting experiences
Kay Louise Aldred shares nine lessons learned from working in a non-neurodivergent-affirming environment
Co-occurring Health Conditions
Meg Hartley on autism and vitamin B12 deficiency
When My Brain is Messy discusses the the impact perimenopause can have on body and health
Sam Galloway and Tamsin Chennell discuss the autistic perimenopause
Dr Clair Francomano explains what people need to know about the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes
Neurodivergent_lou explains autism and stomach issues
Research
The Autistic Culture Podcast discusses ableism in academia and how autistic individuals can create change from within
Researchers are looking for parents and carers of children experiencing OCD to help develop a new questionnaire
Researchers are seeking parents of minimally or non-speaking young autistic people in UK education settings
Ann Memmot rounds up January and December’s autism research
Katie Munday on debunking the “COVID-19 autism risk”
Research finds those who ADHD have shorter life expectancy
Katie Munday celebrates the closure of Spectrum 10K research project
Research shows how educational materials could be perpetuating outdated perspectives on autism
New research into the theory of mind hypothesis of autism
Cortney Gensemer breaks down research on the financial burden of the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes
Jordan LeVan looks at research into neurodiversity-affirming support for autistic with co-occurring childhood apraxia of speech
A new study looks at the impacts of long COVID and POTS
New research looks at how the brain/body split is hampering understanding
Dr Aimee Grant shares research on autistic experiences of pregnancy loss
Jaime Hoerricks looks at what an ABA study from China tells us about autism and generalisation
Jade Farrington - Neurodivergent Counsellor and Rewind Trauma Therapist 
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