Resources
Knowledge is power
Books/Audiobooks
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Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
This book includes some of the author’s, Devon Price, experience as a late diagnosed Autistic person. It also includes helpful worksheets and exercises to support someone in unmaking, including the risks/benefits.
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The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills
This book created by Sonny Jane takes some of the most useful DBT skills and breaks them down in a way to make them more accessible to neurodivergent folk.
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How to keep house while drowing
If you are looking for a non-shameful way to view taking care of your home while struggling with depression, executive dysfunction, and chronic fatigue this book by KC Davis is for you.
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We're not broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
This book by Eric Garcia, is a wonderful first step into understanding the Autism community, the stigma that Autistic folk have faced both historically and currently, and different things that can happen to impact the trajectory of Autistic folk.
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Laziness Does Not Exist
This book is helpful for anyone struggling with internalized ableism along with others around them reinforcing the idea of laziness. This book does a great job connecting various parts of our culture’s history and connecting it to present day ableism.
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Set Boundaries, Find Peace
This book is a how to guide on setting boundaries in a way that is sustainable, actionable, and clarifies common mistakes people make when attempting to set their own boundaries.
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Unlearning Shame
This book gives a wonderfully detailed break down of what is shame and how the forces around us mold our experience of it. A thought provoking book that challenges the utility of shame and how to begin your first steps towards unlearning shame itself.
Websites
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Embrace Autism
This blog and website founded by Dr. Natalie Englebrecht and Martin Silvertant holds a wealth of well researched information on Autism, especially late diagnosed or self-diagnosed Autistics.
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NeuroClastic
This website includes a wide range of information that is constantly being updated from Autistic folk incleading a wonderful breakdown about the harm of ABA therapy.
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StruggleCare
A website run by the lovely JC Davis that includes a lot of free resources for support around care tasks.
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all brains belong
This websites includes information about a neurodiverse supportive primary care facility in VT along with the resources shared with community. This includes free education events, social events, and more.
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SEMH Sensory Profile
This website can help folks start to gain a better idea of what their sensory needs are through a screening tool. While initially geared towards children it can also be helpful for adults. There is some basic education as well on ways of supporting your sensory needs.
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White Supremacy Culture Characteristics
This website is dedicated to helping people understand what white supremacy culture is and how it shows up in our lives, as well as how to start addressing them. Part of addressing our own internalized ableism includes addressing the role that white supremacy culture plays in the narratives we tell ourselves.
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Insights of a Neurodivergent
This resources if helpful for both clients and professionals. Dr. Neff includes workbooks, therapeutic tools, and more to support self-exploration and intervention with clinical support. She also runs a podcast and more that discusses possible misdiagnosis.
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Spectroomz
This Autistic led group is helps other Autistic folxs find remote jobs and build skills for finding those jobs as well.
Professional CEUS
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The Affirmative Couch
If you are seeking thorough trainings on everything from polyamory, gender affirming care, and more then The Affirmative Couch is well worth the time and money.
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Trauma Geek
If you are looking to understand the role of the nervous system and how it impacts trauma processing and trauma work, the Trauma Geek is a wonderful place to learn more about this.
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Geek Therapeutics
Find that your clients spend a lot of time talking about TV shows, anime, videogames, and more that seems to be deeply impactful for them? Geek Therapeutics has many trainings on different common fandoms and ways to utilize your clients interests in these in the counseling space while also becoming more competent in Geek Culture.
Theraputic tools
If you are a therapist and you are interested in implementing some Geek Therapy tools in your practice, but don’t know where to start, please consider checking out my shop for easy to implement interventions.