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Resources
Welcome to the Resources section.
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Whether you're a parent, educator, clinician, or someone seeking personal understanding, the resources section offers links to many websites, books, clinical resources and podcasts.
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You might find some of the books and other resources in our consulting rooms if you want to check them out in person.
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Please contact us if there are other resources that would be useful to share.
Websites
Discussing autism diagnosis with kids
More families are deciding when to share this information with their child. Some parents worry that doing so will “label” their child, or make others treat them differently. But what’s the best way to start that conversation? And what does your child need to know?
Autism | Parenting
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Podcasts
Books
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed For You
Autism | ADHD | Neurodivergence in Women

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder—exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish.
Me and My PDA: A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People
Autism | Children's Book

This beautifully illustrated guide helps young people (aged 10+) with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) to understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and implement their own personalised problem-solving strategies.
Different, Not Less: A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after
Autism | ADHD

This is a moving, at times funny story of how it feels to be neurodivergent as well as a practical guide, with advice for living with meltdowns and shutdowns, tips for finding supportive communities and much more.
Standing Up for Myself Book for Neurodivergent kids and teens
Autism | ADHD | Children's Book

This is a beautiful book with heartfelt and positive messages for Autistic kids and teens aged 9 to 15 years , or thereabouts. It teaches them about consent, personal space, and how to advocate for their needs.
Social Stories
Resources for clinicians
Modification of the Coventry
Grid Interview (Flackhill et al,
2017) to include the Pathological
Demand Avoidant profile
The Coventry Grid Interview was designed to be used by clinicians as part of a comprehensive assessment process. This paper adds further to the Coventry Grid Interview by including items which might help to identify children with a Pathological (or Extreme) Demand Avoidant profile.
Autism | ADHD
ADHD – Executive Functioning
​What is it like to live with ADHD? If you have ADHD, you probably know that it can affect all areas of your life. We all tend to experience ADHD a bit different, but our struggles are underpinned by the same issues. Everyone with ADHD has some issues with executive functioning.
ADHD
‘I’m sick of being the problem’: Autistic mothers’ experiences of interacting with schools for their autistic children
Successful partnerships between families and schools can substantially improve children’s success in and out of school. Yet parents of autistic children often report considerable challenges with their children’s education.
Autism | Parenting
Investigating the mental health of Autistic working parents: A scoping review
Few studies have explored the mental health of Autistic working parents, despite mental health being a research priority for Autistic people. This scoping review aimed to assess the type and extent of evidence relating to the mental health of Autistic working parents.
Autism
Neuroaffirming care values the strengths and differences of autistic people, those with ADHD or other profiles.
At the heart of the National Autism Strategy, currently in development, is neurodiversity-affirming (neuroaffirming) care and practice. But what does this look like?
Author: The Conversation: Josephine Barbaro.
Autism
News: Autism diagnosis can transform teens' lives, but parental response crucial to wellbeing, future outcomes
​Research psychologist and autistic advocate Dr Jac den Houting says the most critical factor for an autistic person is the response of family and friends that follows their diagnosis. Author: ABC News, Dimitria Panagiotaros.
Autism | Parenting
News: Making the arts sector more inclusive, and smashing autism myths, one event at a time
A project led by autistic people has been holding events and training staff at some of Australia's biggest arts institutions to help them become more sensory-friendly. Author: ABC News, Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
ADHD | Autism
Best practices and processes for assessment of autism spectrum disorder – the intended role of standardized diagnostic instruments:
When used appropriately, standardized autism diagnostic instruments may inform and enhance diagnostic decision-making and treatment planning.
Author: The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Somer L. Bishop and Catherine Lord.
Autism
Auditory environments influence
the link between Autistic traits and
quality of life
Research into Autistic people’s auditory environments and their impacts on quality of life is limited. Results from an online survey to understand how auditory environments influence the relationships between Autistic traits and impacts on quality of life (iQoL) due to sound sensitivity.
Autism
Finding the True Number of Females with Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Estimating the Biases in Initial Recognition and Clinical Diagnosis
Starting with a clinical dataset of 1711 children <18 years old, four different methods were employed in an inductive study to identify and quantify the biases and calculate the proportion of females missed.
Autism | Neurodivergence in Women
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