Neurodiversity – Supporting Resources

Background on ADHD:

What is ADHD – About ADHD (adhduk.co.uk)

Information: What is ADHD? – ADHD Aware Charity

Background on Autism:

What is autism

autistic adults (autism.org.uk)

What is autism? | Ambitious about Autism

2021-03-29_updated_autism_awareness_acceptance.pdf

Autistic women and girls (autism.org.uk)

Support for Autism:

Friends and family, I’m autistic! | Ambitious about Autism

Ambitious about Autism | National charity for autistic children and young people

https://www.autistica.org.uk/

Background on ADHD:

Adult ADHD Self Screening Tool – ADHD UK

Clinical Partners | Expert mental health, autism & ADHD support (clinical-partners.co.uk)

ADD and ADHD: Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatments (verywellmind.com)

adhd-alien.com – Comics about the daily struggle with ADHD

ADD/ADHD | What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? – YouTube

ADHD: Overview and More (verywellmind.com)

ADHD Aware – Support for Adult ADD, ADHD – ADHD Aware Charity

The Complete Picture: How Estrogen Affects Women with ADHD – CHADD

How to Focus With ADHD: Tips to Improve Your Focus at Work (verywellmind.com)

A Guide to Helping an ADHD Brain Escape Overwhelm — ADDept

Information on Diagnosis:

Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) (psychology-tools.com)

Right To Choose – Psychiatry-UK

Diagnostic services (autism.org.uk)

Neurodiversity and Employment:

Top 5 autism tips: employment – disclosing your diagnosis

A guide to inclusive recruitment for employers (cipd.org)

Top autism tips: employment – recruitment and interviews

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/employment-adjustments-tips

https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Books on Autism:

  • All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum by K. Hoopmann
  • Neurotribes by S. Silberman
  • Explaining Humans by Dr C. Pang

Books on Autism and Women:

  • Autism in Heels by J. Cook O’Toole
  • Aspergirls by R. Simone
  • Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder – by S. Hendrickx
  • Neuroqueer Heresies by N. Walker

Books on Autism and Girls:

  • Drama Queen by S. Gibbs
  • I Am an Aspie Girl – by D. Bulhak-Paterson

Books for parents on those with Autism:

  • The Reason I Jump by N. Higashida
  • What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew – by E. P. Ballou, K. Thomas, S. daVanport
  • The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide – by Siena Castellon
  • Can You See Me? by L. Scott
  • The explosive child – A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children by Dr R. W. Greene
  • The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (and Their Parents) – by E. Verdick and E. Reeve
  • He’s Not Naughty – by D. Brownson
  • Little Me: My First Day of School – by S. Hughes
  • Stim  An Autistic Anthology by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

Guide book for Autistic Kids & Teens:

  • The Asperkid’s Secret Book of Social Rules – The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome
  • Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome – by L. Jackson
  • M in the Middle – by V. Martin and Limpsfield Grange School students

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