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Some resources may include person-first language, or outdated and non-preferred terms, such as ‘aspergers’, ‘disordered’, ‘high/low functioning’ etc.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.

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Must-Know Guide – Autism
My Brain is Autistic
“My Whole Life has been a Process of Finding Labels that Fit”: A Thematic Analysis of Autistic LGBTQIA+ Identity and Inclusion in the LGBTQIA+ Community
National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV)
Neuroclastic: The Autism Spectrum According to Autistic People
Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network (NICJN)
Neurodivergence-Informed Therapy
Neurodivergent-Affirming Language Guide
Neurodiverse Self Advocacy: An Online Forum Run by and for Neurodivergent People
Neurodiversity: An Introduction 
Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System: A review of Evidence
Neurodiversity: The Birth of an Idea
Neurodiversity Toolkit
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and how to Think Smarter about People who Think Differently
‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Research Priorities for Autistic Girls, Women and Gender Diverse People in Australia
Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma-An Integrative Somatic Approach
Older Age Autism Research: A Rapidly Growing Field, but Still a Long Way to Go
Online Harms, Grooming and Coercion
On 'Positive Behaviour Support'
On the Experiences of Psychological Therapists Working with Autistic People in a Structured Primary Care Service for Anxiety Disorders and Depression.
Opening Up Autism Research: Bringing Open Research Methods to Our Field.
PDA Information Sheet for Teaching Professionals
‘People Like Me Don’t Get Support’: Autistic Adults’ Experiences of Support and Treatment for Mental Health Difficulties, Self-Injury and Suicidality
Perceptions of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults in Employment Interviews: The Role of Impression Management
Portrayals of Autism in the British Press: A Corpus-Based Study
Positive Behavioural Support in the UK: A State of the Nation Report
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Experiences Involving Violence or Sexual Abuse in a Clinical Sample of Autistic Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Prevalence and Clinical Correlates
Preferences to Eat Alone: Autistic Adults’ Desire for Freedom of Choice for a Peaceful Space
‘Professionals Are the Hardest to Trust’ Supporting Autistic Adults Who Have Experienced Interpersonal Victimisation
Psychometric Exploration of the RAADS-R with Autistic Adults: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice
Rape Crisis
‘Read My Lips, Not My Body’: A Thematic Analysis of Autistic People's Social Communication Preferences, Experiences, and Expectations
Reasonable Adjustments Possible at School
“Recalling hidden harms”: Autistic Experiences of Childhood Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)"
Recognising Autism in Healthcare
Recognising Behaviour as Distress in Practice – A Discussion Paper
Refuge
Research on Post-Diagnostic Support for Autistic Young People
Respect: Phoneline
Respond: From Hurt to Healing
Responding to the Crisis of Care
Responding to Coercive Control in Criminal Justice Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes in England and Wales: Conceptual, Operational, and Methodological Complexities
Responsive Communication: Combining Attention to Sensory Issues with Using Body Language (Intensive Interaction) to Interact with Autistic Children and Adults
Restraint Reduction Network launches Blanket Restrictions Toolkit in partnership with National Quality Improvement Taskforce
“Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People's Experiences of Retiring
Rewriting the Narrative. Lessons about School Inclusion from Autistic Adolescent Girls who Stop Attending School
Rights of Women
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) – Grimaldi Building
Safeguarding Autistic Girls, Strategies for Professionals
Safeguarding Neurodivergent Individuals from Spiritual Abuse
SafeLives
Safety Plan Template
Samaritans
SARSAS (Sexual Assault Survivor Support)
Self-Blame and (Becoming) the Crazy Ex: Domestic Abuse, Information Sharing and Responsibilisation
Self-Harm and Eating Disorders in Schools: A Guide to Whole-School Strategies and Practical Support
Self-Harm Events and Suicide Deaths Among Autistic Individuals in Ontario, Canada
Sensory Experiences of Autistic Adults in Public Spaces, Including Principles of Sensory Environments
Sensory Friendly Resource Pack
Sensory-Inclusive Spaces for Autistic People: We Need to Build the Evidence Base
Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndromes: Different Sensory Experiences – Different Perceptual Worlds
Sensory Trauma: Autism, Sensory Difference and the Daily Experience of Fear
Sexual Abuse Online: Helping My Autistic Child
Shout
Sistah Space
SLPs as AAC Gatekeepers
Southall Black Sisters
Spectrum Critters Comics: What is Masking?
Starting Points for Autism
Stim: An Autistic Anthology
Stimming is Fun: A NeuroInclusive Story About Sensory Harmony Featuring Otto Crow
Stories That Never Stand Still
“Struggling for Years”: An international survey on Autistic experiences of menopause.
Supporting Autistic Adults who have Experienced Intimate Violence and Abuse
Supporting Autistic People Flourishing at Home and Beyond: Considering and Meeting the Sensory Needs of Autistic People in Housing’
Supporting Autistic People with Eating Disorders: A Guide to Adapting Treatment and Supporting Recovery
Supporting Neurodivergent People Impacted by Coercive and Controlling Behaviour
Supporting Spectacular Girls: A Practical Guide to Developing Autistic Girls’ Wellbeing and Self-Esteem
SupportLine
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA)
Technical Note: Sensory Friendly LED Lighting for Healthcare Environments
Ten Steps to Nanette
The ADHD Foundation
The ADHD Hero Activity Book
The Adult Autism Assessment Handbook: A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach
The Anger Box: Sensory Turmoil and Pain in Autism
The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project
The Autism Friendly Guide to Periods
The Autistic Doctor: How Finding my Neurokin Helped me to Embrace my Identity
The Autistic Trans Guide to Life
The Autistic Traveler
The Earlier, the Better? An In-Depth Interview Study on the Ethics of Early Detection with Parents of Children at an Elevated Likelihood for Autism
The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
The Experience of Parenting South Asian Neurodivergent Children in Modern Britain
The Experiences of Autistic Doctors: A Cross-Sectional Study
The Experiences of Medical Students with ADHD: A Phenomenological Study
The Explosive Child : A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
The Extent and Nature of Autistic People’s Violence Experiences During Adulthood: A Cross‑sectional Study of Victimisation
The Inclusive Housing Design Guide
The Kindness Principle: Making Relational Behaviour Management Work in Schools
The Kimel Foundation
The Misnomer of ‘High Functioning Autism’: Intelligence is an Imprecise Predictor of Functional Abilities at Diagnosis
The National Domestic Abuse Helpline
The Pocket Guide to Neurodiversity
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
The Unbearable Brightness of Seeing
The WayMakers
“They need to know that non-speaking doesn’t mean non-thinking”
The Wisdom of your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living
Toward a Phenomenological Account of Embodied Subjectivity in Autism
Toward Understanding and Enhancing Self-Determination: A Qualitative Exploration with Autistic Adults without Co-Occurring Intellectual Disability
Transforming the Culture of Care
Triple-A: Attention, Arousal and Anxiety in the Classroom
Unbroken: Learning to Live Beyond an Autism Diagnosis
Uncovering the Emotional Labour of Involvement and Co-Production in Mental Health Research
Understanding Autistic Relationships Across the Lifespan: Family, Friends, Lovers and Others
Understanding Boundaries
Understanding Period Pain
Unmasking Autism
Unravelling Complexity: Autistic Insights into Grooming and Exploitation Through an Intersectional Lens
“Utterly Overwhelming”—A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Sensory Processing Differences and Mental Health Experiences in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic Adults
Untypical: How the World isn't Built for Autistic People and what we Should all do About it
Victim Support
Visual Pain Images VPI UK
Wired Differently: How Neurodiversity adds New Skillsets to the Workplace
Walk in My Shoes
What are the Views and Experiences of Autistic Teachers?
What is Co-Production?
What You Are Hiding Could Be Hurting You: Autistic Masking in Relation to Mental Health, Interpersonal Trauma, Authenticity, and Self-Esteem
When We Design for Autism, We Design for Everyone
Where my OCD and Autism Overlaps
'Why are we stuck in hospital?' Barriers to People with Learning Disabilities/Autistic People Leaving 'Long-Stay' Hospital: a Mixed Methods Study
Why Is Healthcare So Inaccessible to Autistic People
Women’s Aid
Working with Neurodivergent Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
Working with Women with Learning Disabilities who have Experienced Gender-Based Violence
‘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
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