NEURODIVERGENCE

Neurodivergence | ADHD Resource Page

'In my own mental health journey I discovered mindfulness, and it was one of the first things that ever really helped me with anxiety. …I think it’s so important to adapt mindfulness from its original ways of being taught for neurodiverse groups. There are certain things autistic people bring to the table that aren’t compatible with the ways mindfulness is being presented. Mindfulness teachers use a lot of metaphors and abstract language that some autistic people struggle with. Some of the sensory exercises pose huge problems for autistic people.'

Daniel Share-Strom

Advisor | CAMH Mindfulness Research Program

(watch his TED Talk 'dear society' below)


  1. Autistic and Neurodivergent Practices (Article)
  2. Mindfulness for You - Short clips playlist
  3. 3 Mindfulness Practices (article) - Sue Hutton 
  4. Sue Hutton Website
  5. Mindfulness Meditation Yoga - ADHD
  6. Mindfulness for ADHD - (Book | Guide for Clinicians) - Lidia Zylowska,John T. Mitchell
  7. Book Review - Autism and Buddhist Practice: How Buddhism Can Help Autistic Adults Cultivate Wellbeing‘by Chris Jarrell
  8. Mindfulness Meditation for ADHD - ADDitude
  9. ADDitude 'Ways to Meditate with a Busy Brain' LINK
  10. ADDitude - Free Download: Kid-Friendly Mindful Meditation Exercises, LINK

  11. How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still: Neurodivergent Meditation Hacks for Autistic & ADHD Folks

  12. Mindfullyadd.com - (to access all of their resources, you have to be a member though)

  13. ADHD friendly - The Mental Level
  14. Waking Up App (monthly subscription - one month free trial)
  15. S.T.O.P. article
  16. ADHD and Driving Information. Shamieh Law, U.S., Website


  1. Mindfulness and Neurodiversity (Mindful.org)
  2. Autism - Informed Guided Meditations
  3. The Kidd Clinic
  4. Perth Kids Hub
  5. I.A.M. - I Am Mindful (Uni Melbourne)
  6. Authentic Parenting
  7. The Horse Boy (movie)
  8. Neurodiversity-informed Mindfulness
  9. How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still: Neurodivergent Meditation Hacks for Autistic & ADHD Folks

    Zoe Williams

  10. All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum. Kathy Hoopmann

  11. Get in Flow (website)

  12. How to ADHD. An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain. Jessica McCabe

  13. Helping Autistic Teens Manage Their Anxiety. Theresa Kidd (THE KIDD CLINIC)
  14. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. Gabor Maté

  15. Women From Another Planet?: Our Lives in the Universe of Autism. Jean Kearns Miller
  16. Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism. Barb Cook (Editor), Michelle Garnett (Editor)
  17. Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed; Growing Up With Undiagnosed Autism. Jeannie Davide-Rivera
  18. Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life. Cynthia Kim
  19. Women on the Spectrum: A Handbook for Life. Emma Goodall (Author), Yenn Purkis (Author)
  20. Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women. Sarah Bargiela
  21. The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide. Castellon
  22. The Art of Parenting a Child with Autism and Asperger's: Meet Their Unique Needs, See the World Through Their Eyes, and Unlock Their Full Potential. (Audra Mills)

  23. Laziness Does Not Exist. (Devon Price Ph.D.)

  24. Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. (Steve Silberman)

  25. ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood. (Edward M. Hallowell M.D.| John J. Ratey M.D.)

  26. What's The Relationship Between Pathological Demand Avoidance and ADHD? Website PsychCentral

  27. Living with ADHD - Very Well Mind

  28. UNDERSTOOD - WEBSITE (Understood is a nonprofit dedicated to shaping the world for difference. They provide resources and support so people who learn and think differently can thrive — in school, at work, and throughout life.)
  29. Things people with ADHD wish you knew - article online 
  30. The Neurodivergent Rebel.
  31. VERY WELL MIND - lots of resources - LINK

  32. Parenting a child with ADHD - CHADD - LINK

  33. Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook). Mark Bertin MD

  34. Child Assessment/Evaluation - LINK

  35. ADHD Foundation - you can register to access all information - LINK

  36. ADHD Melbourne FB - LINK

  37. Lidia Zylowska M.D. Integrative Psychiatry, Adult ADHD Care & Mindfulness Training.

  38. The Family ADHD Solution and Mindful Parenting for ADHD, by Mark Bertin, MD

  39. Your Defiant Child and Your Defiant Teen, by Russell Barkley, PhD

  40. More Attention, Less Deficit, by Ari Tuckman, PsyD 

  41. Making the Grade With ADD: A Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College With Attention Deficit Disorder, by Stephanie Sarkis, PhD

  42. Chadd Educator’s Manual on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, M.S., editor

  43. Understanding Girls with ADHD, by Patricia Quinn, Ellen Littman, Kathleen Nadeau

  44. Russell Barkley, PhD - YouTube Channel

  45. Russell Barkley, PhD - Website

  46. TimeTimer 
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