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Relationships

  • Amir Levine, M.D., and Rachel S. F. Heller, M.A. - Attached.
  • Anne Katherine, M.A. - Boundaries

Child and Youth

  • Gordon Neufeld, PhD and Gabor Maté, MD Hold on to your kids
  • Richard Schwartz. Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Richard Schwartz. Introduction To The Internal Family Systems Model
  • Daniel Siegel. Parenting From The Inside Out
  • Dr. Stuart Shanker with Teresa Barker Self-Reg
  • D.W. Winnicott. The Child, The Family And The Outside World
  • Shefali Tsabary, PHD The Conscious Parent
  • Alice Miller. The Drama Of The Gifted Child
  • Peter A. Levine, Maggie Kline Trauma through A Child’s Eyes
  • Lisa Damour, P.h.D Untangled

Addiction

  • Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. And John J. Rate,. M.D. Driven To Distraction
  • Gabor Maté, MD In the realm of Hungry Ghosts

Racism

  • Mary-Frances Winters Black Fatigue
  • Ruth King Mind of Race
  • Resmaa Menakem My Grandmother’s Hands
  • Sonya Renee Taylor The Body Is Not An Apology

Mindfulness

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn Full Catastrophe Living
  • Michael Brown The Presence Process
  • Jon Kabat-Zinn Where Ever You Go There You Are

Trauma

  • Allan Schore. Affect Regulation And The Origin Of The Self
  • Bruce Tift Already Free
  • Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. And John J. Rate,. M.D. Driven To Distraction
  • Mark Wolynn It Didn’t Start With You
  • Christine A. Courtiois, It's not you, It's What Happened to YOU
  • Richard Schwartz. Greater Than The Sum Of Our Parts
  • Byron Katie. Loving What Is
  • Viktor Frankl: Man’s Search For Meaning
  • Thomas Merton. New Seeds Of Contemplation
  • Marshall Rosenberg. Non-Violent Communication
  • Stephen Mitchell And Jay Greenburg. Object Relations In Psychoanalytic Theory
  • D.W. Winnicott. Playing And Reality
  • Gabor Maté, MD Scattered Minds
  • Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. The Body Keeps the Score
  • Bruce Lipton. The Biology Of Belief
  • A.K. Almaas. The Diamond Heart Series, Column One. Elements Of The Real In Man.
  • Dr. Mario Martinez. The Mind-Body Code
  • Deb Dana The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy
  • Steven Porges. The Polyvagal Theory
  • Eckhart Tolle. The Power Of Now
  • Michael Brown. The Presence Of Process
  • Thomas Merton. Thoughts In Solitude
  • Peter Levine. Trauma And Memory
  • Judith Herman. Trauma And Recovery
  • Peter A. Levine with Anne Frederick Waking the Tiger Healing Trauma
  • Gabor Maté, MD When The Body Says No: The Cost Of Hidden Stress

Autism and Neurodiversity

General: introductory

  • Attwood, T. (2007). The complete guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Notbolm, E. (2012). Ten things every child with autism wishes you knew. Texas: Future Horizons.
  • Winter: M. (2003). Asperger Syndrome: What teachers need to know. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

General: history, philosophy, and insight

  • Davidson, J. & Orsini, M (eds.) (2013). Worlds of Autism: Across the Spectrum of Neurological Difference. University of Minnesota Press.
  • Donvan, J. and Zucker, C. (2016). In a different key: The story of autism. New York: Crown Publishers.
  • Gates, G. (2019). Trauma, Stigma, and Autism: Developing resilience and loosening the Grip of Shame. UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Silberman, S. (2015) Neurotribes: The legacy of autism and the future of neurodiversity. NY: Avery.
  • Tashiro, T. (2017), Awkward: The science of why we’re socially awkward and why that’s awesome. NY: Harper Collins. *

* Note: for those who may fall between the cracks of diagnosis but demonstrate autism-like neurodiversity and need to better understand themselves

Autism with low support needs (type 1, often referred to as Asperger’s)

  • Robison, J.E. (2007). Look me in the eye: My life with Asperger’s. New York: Broadway Books.
  • Grossberg, B. (2015). Adults and Asperger’s: A guide to working, loving, and living with Asperger’s Syndrome. Texas: Althea.
  • Mitchell, C. (2013). Mindful living with Asperger’s Syndrome: Everyday mindfulness practices to help you tune into the present moment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Simsion, G. (2013). The Rosie Project. NY: Harper Collins. *

* Note: Fictional story about an undiagnosed male with strong autistic characteristics full of insight about the way such people often think and the trouble they can get into

Relationships and Asperger’s

  • Aston, M. (20-13). The other half of Asperger’s Syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Aston, M. (2003). Asperger’s in Love: Couple Relationships and Family Affairs. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Finch, D. (2012). The journal of best practices: A memoir of marriage, Asperger’s syndrome, and one man’s quest to become a better husband. NY: Scribner.
  • Stanford, A. (2003). Asperger’s Syndrome and Long-Term Relationships. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Autism with high support needs (type 2 and 3)

  • Bloomfield, A. (2011). Bridges over barriers in my life with autism. Guelph: Friends of Andrew Bloomfield and Guelph Services for the Autistic. New York: Bluesky Publishing.
  • Kedar, I. (2012). Ido in autismland: Climbing out of autism’s silent prison. United States: Sharon Kedar.
  • Prizant, B. (2016). Uniquely human: A different way of seeing autism. New York: Simon & Schuster.

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