Resources

Neuro-Affirming Websites / Organisations / Charities and Social Media Accounts to Explore

AJ’s Brain – Neurodiversity training, training materials, and animations on Facebook

Aurora Consulting – Training, consultation and advisory services, as well as tailored support for our broad range of clients.

Autistic Collaboration  – Creating NeurodiVentures and equipping Autistic people for collaboration for life at human-scale. Embracing an ecology of care.

Autisticality – Ben Usher-Barrass’s fabulous Autism Affirming resources

Autistic Parents UK – Peer support charity for Autistic parents

Autistic Teacher – Mandy Cook’s neuro-affirming resources and educational advocacy resources

AMASE – Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh –  lots of great info & signposting​

Aucademy  – Educators of Autistic Experience, neuro-affirming resources and webinars

Autidacts – Autidacts.org is an emerging community project. It gathers a rich array of autism-related information.
 
Autism Books – A great collection of books by autistic authors 

Autism Understood  – A website about autism for autistic young people

Autistic Self Advocacy Network –  Run by Autistic people, for Autistic people. They centre the voices of Autistic adults, with a specific focus on systemic advocacy and empowering our community with self-advocacy skills.

Autistic and Living the Dream – Katie Munday –  Training and consultation, with particular experience and expertise in accessibility, LGBT / GSRD experiences, and mental health.

Autistically Scott –  Autistic Trainer, Mentor, Consultant and Co-author based in Lanarkshire, Scotland. I am dedicated to educating people on Autistic experience and supporting our community.

Ausome Training – Neuro-affirming Autism training and resources

Beacon NeuroConnect – helps children and their parents, carers and professionals develop and build strong connections

Bex Milgate : Psychotherapy & Psychoeducation – Neurodivergent therapist and educator, psychotherapist and psychoeducator. Providing content and delivering training about the neurodivergent experience.

Bobbie Elman – Consultant, Coach and Educator of the Autistic Experience

Beacon NeuroConnect – Beacon NeuroConnect are a not-for-profit, therapeutic family support agency founded by Catherine Eveness. Linked to Beacon Family Services who operate in the West Midlands.

Bridging the Neurodivide – great collection of resources & training by Tigger Pritchard

CASY – Cultural Autism Studies at Yale – Exploring, defining, generating, recording and preserve Autistic culture. Fabulous discussions and webinars about neuro-holographic experiences, Autistic physics and neuroqueering.

Chris Bonello – Autistic advocate, speaker, author & consultant

Cheshire East Information Advice and Support – At CEIAS we offer free confidential support and information to children and young people with SEND, their parents and or their carers in Cheshire.

Colour Blind Zebra – Raising awareness one rainbow at a time about chronic illness & disability

Creative Neurodivergent – Actually Autistic trainer , Creative arts facilitator, Neurodivergent educator.

Dr Naomi Fisher  -low demand parenting advice and resources

Dr Amy Marshall – Resiliency Mental Health – Trauma informed psychologist

Dr Joanne Riordan – Chartered Independent Educational Psychologist (neuroaffirming)

Emergent Divergence   – A website for all your questions about autism and neurodiversity

Emily Katy – Blogs and books about being Autistic and mental health issues

Emily Lees – Autistic Speech and Language Therapist . Supporting autistic children’s communication​

Fledge Psychotherapy  – Neurodiversity affirming psychotherapist

GROVE Neurodivergent Mentoring and Education – training and mentoring

Hat Talks – A neurodivergent, semi-speaking Speech & Language Therapist

Helping Kids Shine – Neuroaffirming Occupational Therapy for children and family support

Human Restoration Project – Resources for educators and young people. Professional development, podcasts, open access resources, and more for educators! Re-imagining education and humanizing classroom experiences.

Jill Holly Counselling – FdA Counselling and Psychotherapy MBACP, ADHD and Autism Psychoeducation

Jodie Clarke –  Independent specialist working with autistic children, their families and their schools.

Julie Lee Barclay Morton – The Unadapted Ones – Autistic Author Editor Artist Coach Teacher. Offers writing courses and editing work.

Kay Louise Aldred – ​Specialising in Embodied Education

Katie Abey – Resources and fun affirming merchandise

Kelly Mahler – Interoception Curriculum  –  lots of great info & signposting

Kieran Rose – The Autistic Advocate – Public speaker, trainer, researcher and consultant to organisations all over the world with a specialism in Autistic Masking, Autistic Burnout and Autistic Identity.

Kristy Forbes – Autism & Neurodiversity Support Specialist –  lots of great info & signposting

Laura Hellfeld Neurodivergent Nurse – Valuable resources to support young people and families including PDAers with specialism in sleep/ eating / low-demand and creating safe spaces.

Lived Experience Educator Sonny Jane Wise – trans, multiply neurodivergent & disabled public speaker, advocate and author

Monotropism – Collected writing, research and resources about Monotropism & archives of Dinah Murray 

Neurodiverse Connection -Neurodivergent CIC created to support and improve outcomes for neurodivergent people  – great blogs and training

Neurofabulous – Katy Elphinstone – Blogs and books thinking differently about Autism and neurodiversity

Novel Mind: A Resource for Neurodiversity/Mental Health in KidLit

National Autistic Society (UK) – National charity and support service

Neurodivergent Lou – blogger and neuro affirming Autism resources

Neuro-Story Collective – NeuroStory Collective is a place of shared and collected stories by and for (mainly) autistic and autistic+ (plus, referring to autistic people with co-occuring neurodivergencies like ADHD, dyslexia, etc).

NT in a ND World – Great collection of neurodiversity affirming websites and resources from across social media

Not Fine In School – School attendance support and advice

PANS/PANDAS UK – Medical guidance and educational and family resources to support those affected by PANS/PANDAS.

The PDA Space – Family Support Community & Resources

ReachOut ASC  – Autism training and resources for families, schools and other organisations set up by Lynn McCann.

Rhyming Multi-Sensory Stories – Sensory stories and resources. Connecting Individuals to Literature, Culture, History & Topic Through the Senses

Sally Cat PDA – Blogs and resources to support PDAers

Sensory Projects – Joanna Grace – The Sensory Projects run on the principle that with the right knowledge and a little creativity, inexpensive items can become effective sensory tools for inclusion. Fabulous resources and training especially great for those with profound and multiple learning disablities

Spectrum Gaming – Autism-affirming online community for young people

Speech Den – Neuroaffirming speech and language therapy and hosts the Gestalt Language Processors Conference

StimPunks – Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People

Story Massage – Positive touch story massage activities for the home, school & community. Also  Story Massage Training Programme.

Sugar and Sloth – Fun toolkits, adorable subscription box and supportive community.

Sunshine Support –  UK organisation empowering and advocating for parents, carers, and professionals who support children and young people with SEND

SWAN Scotland – SWAN is an autistic-led Charity delivering services, information and support for and by autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland.

Thriving Autistic – Neurodiversity affirming therapists and resources

Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism – Autism news and resources from autistic people

Tigger Pritchard – Bridging the Neurodivide – Neuroaffirming Advocate, Consultant, Presenter and Trainer

Tracy Jones – Spectrum Parents Support – Neuroaffirming training and resources for neurodivergent families.

Viv Dawes – Autistic Advocate – Lived Experience Advocate, Trainer, Consultant & Author specialising in Autistic Burnout.