'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)
ADDitude - Free Download: Kid-Friendly Mindful Meditation Exercises, LINK
How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still: Neurodivergent Meditation Hacks for Autistic & ADHD Folks
Mindfullyadd.com - (to access all of their resources, you have to be a member though)
How to Meditate When You Can’t Sit Still: Neurodivergent Meditation Hacks for Autistic & ADHD Folks.
All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum. Kathy Hoopmann
Get in Flow (website)
How to ADHD. An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain. Jessica McCabe
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder. Gabor Maté
Laziness Does Not Exist. (Devon Price Ph.D.)
Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. (Steve Silberman)
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.)
What's The Relationship Between Pathological Demand Avoidance and ADHD? Website PsychCentral
Living with ADHD - Very Well Mind
VERY WELL MIND - lots of resources - LINK
Parenting a child with ADHD - CHADD - LINK
Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook). Mark Bertin MD
Child Assessment/Evaluation - LINK
ADHD Foundation - you can register to access all information - LINK
ADHD Melbourne FB - LINK
Lidia Zylowska M.D. Integrative Psychiatry, Adult ADHD Care & Mindfulness Training.
The Family ADHD Solution and Mindful Parenting for ADHD, by Mark Bertin, MD
Your Defiant Child and Your Defiant Teen, by Russell Barkley, PhD
More Attention, Less Deficit, by Ari Tuckman, PsyD
Making the Grade With ADD: A Student’s Guide to Succeeding in College With Attention Deficit Disorder, by Stephanie Sarkis, PhD
Chadd Educator’s Manual on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, M.S., editor
Understanding Girls with ADHD, by Patricia Quinn, Ellen Littman, Kathleen Nadeau
Russell Barkley, PhD - YouTube Channel
Russell Barkley, PhD - Website
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