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Lived Experience Educator’s must read books for your neurodiversity affirming journey

Sonny Jane Wise, aka Lived Experience Educator, has curated a list of books to help you discover an affirming perspective on neurodiversity.

Must read books to challenge the DSM and pathology paradigm

Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities – Nick Walker

We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health – Stories and Research Challenging the Biomedical Model – L. D. Green and Kelechi Ubozoh

Living with Voices: 50 Stories of Recovery – Prof Marius Romme et al.

We’re All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity – Sonny Jane Wise

Drop the Disorder! Challenging the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis – Jo Watson

Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism – Robert Chapman

Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice – Jennifer Mullman

Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health – Micha Frazer-Carroll

Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety – Cara Page

Must read books to reframe the narrative around Autism & ADHD

How Not to Fit In: An Unapologetic Guide to Navigating Autism and ADHD – Jess Joy & Charlotte Mia

It’s Never Just ADHD: Finding the Child Behind the Label – Sandra Coral

Typed Words Loud Voices – Amy Sequenzia & Elizabeth Grace (Eds)

Small Talk: 10 ADHD lies and how to stop believing them – Richard Pink & Roxanne Pink

How to be You: Say Goodbye to Should, Would and Could So That You Can – Ellie Middleton

The Year I Met My Brain: A Travel Companion for Adults Who Have Just Found Out They Have ADHD – Matilda Boseley

Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After – Chloe Hayden

Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity – Dr Devon Price

A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: A Memoir of Coming Home to My Neurodivergent Mind – Rebecca Schiller

Must read books to understand The Neurodiversity Movement

Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities – Nick Walker

Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from the Frontline – Steven K. Kapp

We’re All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity – Sonny Jane Wise

We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation – Eric Garcia

NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently – Steve Silberman

Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should So About It – Pete Wharmby

Must read neurodiversity affirming workbooks

The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills – Sonny Jane Wise

The Big Feelings Survival Guide: A Creative Workbook for Mental Health (74 DBT and Art Therapy Exercises) – Alyse Ruriani

Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! – Megan Anna Neff

I Am Autistic: A Workbook: Sensory Tools, Practical Advice, and Interactive Journaling for Understanding Life with Autism (by Someone Diagnosed with It) – Chanelle Moriah

The Autistic Burnout Workbook: Your Guide to Your Personal Recovery Plan Paperback – Megan Anna Neff

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