Resources Library

In this library, we’ve collated some of our most referenced resources, prioritising the inclusion of neurodiversity affirming works by neurodivergent authors.

This page is under constant development. Please let us know if there’s anything you think we need to add or remove from this page.

Some resources may include person-first language, or outdated and non-preferred terms, such as ‘aspergers’, ‘disordered’, ‘high/low functioning’ etc. Inclusion in this list doesn’t mean we agree with all the content, but that we’ve generally found them useful resources.

NdC Original Resources

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Health & Social Care

Defining Neurodiversity Affirming Psychology Practice for Autistic Adults: A Delphi Study Integrating Psychologist and Client Perspectives
Autistic Doctors: Leveraging Insider Perspectives to Improve Healthcare for Autistic People.
Listening to the Experts: Person-Centred Approaches to Supporting Autistic People and People with an Intellectual Disability in the Mental Health System
Addressing the Autism Mental Health Crisis: The Potential of Phenomenology in Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinical Practices
The Experiences of Medical Students with ADHD: A Phenomenological Study
Where my OCD and Autism Overlaps
Sensory Friendly Resource Pack
Positive Behavioural Support in the UK: A State of the Nation Report
More than Words: Supporting Effective Communication with Autistic People in Healthcare Settings
More than an Outcome: A Person-Centered, Ecological Framework for Eating Disorder Recovery
The Experiences of Autistic Doctors: A Cross-Sectional Study
Alternative Approaches to Standard Inpatient Mental Health Care: Development of a Typology of Service Models
‘It’s designed for someone who is not me’: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of the Unmet Healthcare Support Needs in UK Autistic Adults Aged 65 Years and Over
Understanding Period Pain
A senior’s guide to housing options in later life
Design for Dementia, Mental Health and Wellbeing: Co-Design, Interventions and Policy
Black Mental Health Manifesto
Transforming the Culture of Care
Culture of Care Standards for Mental Health Inpatient Services
A Systematic Review of the Terms Used to Refer to People who use Mental Health Services: User Perspectives
An Experience Sensitive Approach to Care with and for Autistic Children and Young People in Clinical Services
Age-Related Physical Health of Older Autistic Adults in Sweden: A Longitudinal, Retrospective, Population-Based Cohort Study
[Autism] in Adults: Diagnosis and Management
Autistic SPACE: A Novel Framework for Meeting the Needs of Autistic People in Healthcare Settings
Barriers to Healthcare and a ‘Triple Empathy Problem’ May Lead to Adverse Outcomes for Autistic Adults: A Qualitative Study
Barriers to Healthcare for Australian Autistic Adults
Bethany’s Story, the Importance and Value of Involving Autistic People, and the Difference This Made
Confirming the Nature of Autistic Burnout
From Hurt to Hope: Stories of Mental Health, Mental Illness and Being Autistic
How You See Me Matters: Perspectives of Autistic People Using Primary Care Services
'It's Not Rocket Science' Report and Webinar on Inpatient Sensory Environments
Loops of Concern, a Short Self-Help Guide to Tackling Rumination for Autistic People
Meeting the Needs of Autistic Adults in Mental Health Services
‘People Like Me Don’t Get Support’: Autistic Adults’ Experiences of Support and Treatment for Mental Health Difficulties, Self-Injury and Suicidality
Recognising Autism in Healthcare
Recognising Behaviour as Distress in Practice – A Discussion Paper
Responding to the Crisis of Care
Restraint Reduction Network launches Blanket Restrictions Toolkit in partnership with National Quality Improvement Taskforce
Safety Plan Template
Self-Harm Events and Suicide Deaths Among Autistic Individuals in Ontario, Canada
‘Why Are We Stuck in Hospital?’ Understanding Delayed Hospital Discharges for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autistic People in Long-Stay Hospitals in the UK
Why Is Healthcare So Inaccessible to Autistic People

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