OCD resources
Books
Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty. By Jonathan Grayson
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well. By Fred Penzel
Everyday Mindfulness for OCD: Tips, Tricks, and Skills for Living Joyfully. By Jon Hershfield and Shala Nicely
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy .By Jon Hershfield
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder .By Bruce M. Hyman and Cherlene Pedrick
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: A CBT-Based Guide to Getting Over Frightening, Obsessive, or Disturbing Thoughts .By Sally M. Winston and Martin N. Self
The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts. By Lee Baer
Online Resources
‘Living with Intrusive Thoughts’ is a good video interview from the mental health charity Made of Millions with the clinical psychologist Steven Phillipson in New York explaining the nature of intrusive thoughts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JOkxXNIFhk
‘OCD: How to Stop the Thoughts!’ presented by the cognitive behavioural therapist Katie d’Ath in London is another good video with ideas for how to deal with intrusive thoughts
The OCD Stories podcast offers weekly interviews with international OCD therapists and researchers, as well as highlighting success stories with OCD. https://theocdstories.com/category/podcast
The episode on ‘Intrusive Thoughts’ in the Two Guys on Your Head podcast from the psychologists Art Markman and Bob Duke in Texas. https://www.kut.org/science/2020-02-16/intrusive-thoughts
Noises in Your Head-Free Video Series. https://noiseinyourhead.com/free-video-series/
Social Anxiety Center: https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/2017/09/18/developing-positivemanaging-social-anxiet
Supportive organizations
Information on Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
Autism Resources
Books and Articles
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism. By Temple Grandin
The Autistic Brain. By Temple Grandin
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. By Steve Silberman
Unmasking Autism. By Devon Price
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities. By Nick Walker
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention. By Simon Baron-Cohen
The Autistic Brain. By Temple Grandin and Richard Panek
The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills. By Sonny Jane Wise
Online Resources
Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network The mission of Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) is t provide community, support, and resources for Autistic women, girls, nonbinary people, and all others of marginalized genders.
Sonny Jane Wise Blog from the author of The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills.
Neuroqueer The Blog of Dr. Nick Walker, author of Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity , Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities.
A note on language from AutisticAdvocacy.org
“The majority of training programs and autism centered literature staffed by non-autistic professionals use the term “person with autism.” The idea is that this decentralizes autism and looks at the person first. However, the vast majority of actually autistic people prefer to be called an autistic person for many reasons, some of which are listed below. As a result, whenever possible, we should be defaulting to identity first language - autistic person, unless someone specifically asks to be referred to differently.
1) We do not believe that autism can be meaningfully separated from a person, since it is a primary lens through which to perceive, process, experience and act in the world.
2) “Person with Autism” suggests Autism SHOULD be decentralized, and it assumes autism to be a disorder. Although many autistic people are disabled due to being a world that is not in tune with their sensory, social, or learning needs, we do not believe Autism is inherently a disorder or disease. Thus the reasons we would say “person WITH cancer” do not apply. We believe autism is a valid, divergent way of being human that is an overall boon for the species. For more information, one can Google “social theory of disability.”
3) The phrasing, “People with Autism,” has often been associated with groups that purport to be representing the best interests of Autistic people, but have typically excluded the voices of Autistic people (e.g. Autism Speaks). This has led to dismissive, pathologizing language, dehumanizing of Autistic people, and support of “cures” which have been damaging to Autistic individuals.
Ultimately, it is up to every person to decide how to define themselves.
Here is an article that describes the language divide, and better explains the reasoning behind why some have chosen to use the term “Autistic person” instead of “Person with Autism,” and provides references in support of both phrases.”
http://autisticadvocacy.org/home/about-asan/identity-first-language/
ADHD Resources
Books or Articles
I am always looking for new resources on ADHD. Please pass along any recommendations to me!
Driven to Distraction. By Edward M. Hallowell M.D., and John J. Ratey M.D. This is an older book (1994), but does a nice overview and I feel that it is neurodiversity affirming.
The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills. By Sonny Jane Wise
The nuerobiological basis of ADHD- Italian Journal Of Pediatrics
The positive aspects of ADHD: A qualitative investigation of successful adults with ADHD -
ADHD Foundation: Mental Health, Education, and Training Services
What is ADHD? Thomas Brown clear language overview of ADHD.
Dyscalculia and Dyslexia
Books
The Dyslexic Advantage. By Brock Eide and Fernette Eide
This is Dyslexia. By Kate Griggs
Online Resources
Tourette’s
Coming soon
Hoarding
Books
Overcoming compulsive hoarding: Why you save & how you can stop. Neziroglu, F., Bubrick, J., & Perkins, P. (2004).