Podcasts
Hearing other neurodiverse people talking freely and sharing their stories can be utterly game changing, in my experience. The top three are my favourites but all of these have been so useful:
Eggshell Transformations with Imi Lo
ADHD For Smartass Women with Tracy Otsuka
Positive Disintegration Podcast
Blogs
Actually Autistic blog list of other writers on this important topic since these personal accounts are the force driving the current evolution of understanding beyond “text book” definitions and diagnoses.
Asperger’s from the Inside – very highly recommended youtube resource with linked blog etc
Books
(in no particular order, many more in my Goodreads list)
Asperger’s from the Inside – Michelle Vines
I Am Aspien Woman – Tania Marshall
Nerdy, Shy & Socially Inappropriate – Cynthia Kim
Pretending to be Normal – Liane Holliday Willey
Women and Girls with Asperger Syndrome Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age – Sarah Hendrickx
NeuoTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter and People Who Think Differently – Steve Silberman
Odd Girl Out: An Autistic Woman in a Neurotypical World – Laura James
Thinking in Pictures – Temple Grandin
Autism and the God Connections: redefining the Autistic Experience Through Extraordinary Accounts of Spiritual Giftedness– William Stillman.
Women from Another Planet? Our Lives in the Universe of Autism – Jean Kearns Miller
The Autistic Brain – Temple Grandin and Richard Panek
Living in a Bubble: A Guide to Being Diagnosed with High Functioning Autism – Anthony King
Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism – Barb Cook and Dr Michelle Garnett
The Electricity of Every Living Thing: One Woman’s Walk with Asperger’s – Katherine May
Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism – Dawn Prince Hughes
Articles
High-functioning autism – different not less (what this looks like, the myths, the pitfalls etc), an article by Imi Lo
Aspienwomen: Moving towards an adult female profile of Autism/Asperger Syndrome
Online Resources
Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett
Tania Marshall’s List of Women’s Asperger’s Traits
Autism & Diet
Oxalates Control is a major new factor in autism therapy – The Great Plains Laboratory
See my Health Resources for many more oxalate resources
Neurodivergent people more likely to experience pain due to hypermobility
Joint Hypermobility Links Neurodivergence to Dysautonomia and Pain new study 2022
Autonomic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
A 2021 study on the links between dysautonomia, autism and hEDS
An autism–chronic fatigue syndrome connection?
Glutathione Depletion in Autism and the Spin-off for CFS – Rich Van Konynenburg
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Autism – Richard A. Van Konynenburg, Ph.D
Neuroinflammation and differences in pain perception in ADHD
Link between fibromyalgia and ADHD
Study suggests screening people with fibromyalgia for ADHD
Journalling, symptom tracking, decluttering, executive function aids
Bear App – a life–saver application for jotting down and tracking thoughts as they occur. Most of my posts here began as a Bear note.
Discovery Journal – very highly recommended guided daily journal for adults and teens with ASD and anxiety
Autism Controversy
The Controversy Over Autism’s Most Common Therapy – Spectrum News.
Autistic therapists
This site may help you to locate a therapist who is actually autistic themselves, you will need to read the bios carefully:
Association of Neurodivergent Therapists
Other Resources
Adult assessment, coaching and mentoring etc.
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