Attention regulation: The difference between ADHD and autism (explaining the neurodiversity rainbow)
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Recommended videos
Tony Attwood: Aspergers in girls (asperger syndrome)
Tony Attwood: Good mental health for autistic girls and women (taken from full video)
Recommended websites & blogs
- Low Arousal Approach at Home: Autism Awareness Centre Inc (2017):
Read more - SPELL Framework: National Autistic Society (2020):
Read more - Autism:
Read more - Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA):
Read more - ‘I Thought I Was Lazy’: The Invisible Struggle For Autistic Women:
Read more - Syson, Z. & Langton, E.G. Positive PDA: Simple strategies for supporting children with pathological demand avoidance at School.
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Recommended research articles
- Gillberg, C., Fernell, E., & Minnis, H. (2013). Early symptomatic syndromes eliciting neurodevelopmental clinical examinations:
Read more - Hadjikhani, N. (2014). Scientifically deconstructing some of the myths surrounding autism:
Read more - Livingston, L.A., Shah, P., Milner, V., & Happe’, F. (2020). Quantifying compensation strategies in adults with and without diagnosed autism:
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Recommended books
- Vermeulen, P. (2012). Autism as context blindness. AAPC Publishing. A scoping introduction to the autisms.
- Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman
- The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome by Tony Attwood
- In a Different Key by Caren Zucker and John Donvan
- A Constant Feeling of Not Knowing by Sophia Lake
