A collection of books and resources that I have found useful: (Please ask if you would like to flick through a book and hold a discussion about anything you would like to know more about)

Trauma-Informed/Relational Approaches

Know me to teach me: Differentiated discipline for those recovering from Adverse Childhood Experiences – 28 May 2020 by Louise Michelle Bomber (Author)

Inside I'm Hurting: Practical Strategies for Supporting Children with Attachment Difficulties in Schools – 4 Jun. 2007 by Louise Bomber (Author)

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – 24 Sept. 2015 by Bessel van der Kolk (Author)

It Didn't Start With You: How inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle – 30 Jun. 2022 by Mark Wolynn (Author)

What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing – 28 April 2022 by Oprah Winfrey (Author), Dr Bruce Perry

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, 3rd Edition: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing – Illustrated, 31 Aug. 2017 by Bruce D. Perry (Author), Maia Szalavitz (Author)

The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t): THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER – 12 Oct. 2023 by Philippa Perry (Author)

Narratives and First Person Accounts

Can You See Me?: A powerful story of autism, empathy and kindness – 2 May 2019 by Libby Scott (Author), Rebecca Westcott (Author)

The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism  – 15 April 2021 by Naoki Higashida (Author)

The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself: A Therapeutic Story for Children Who Hurt - selected for The Reading Agency's "Reading Well" initiative – 21 Nov. 2015 by Ali Redford (Author)

Ostrich – 8 Jan. 2015 by Matt Greene (Author)

Shtum – 26 Jan. 2017 by Jem Lester (Author)

Minding Frankie: An uplifting novel of community and kindness – 9 Jun. 2011 by Maeve Binchy (Author)

Multicoloured Mayhem: Parenting the Many Shades of Adolescents and Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD – 29 Sept. 2003 by Jacqui Jackson (Author)

The Shock of the Fall – 7 Jan. 2014 by Nathan Filer (Author)

House Rules: the powerful must-read story of a mother's unthinkable choice by the number one bestselling author of A Spark of Light – Import, 10 Oct. 2013 by Jodi Picoult (Author)

Neurodiversity

A Different Sort of Normal: The award-winning book about growing up autistic for kids and adults – 22 July 2021 by Abigail Balfe (Author, Illustrator)

Wonderfully Wired Brains: An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity – 4 May 2023

by Louise Gooding (Author)

The Amazing Autistic Brain Cards: 150 Cards with Strengths and Challenges for Positive Autism Discussions Cards – 21 July 2021 by Glòria Durà-Vilà (Author)

The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Brightest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn – 28 Jan. 2010 by Ronald D. Davis (Author), Eldon M. Braun (Author)

Sensory

Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues, Revised and Updated Edition – Illustrated, 25 Aug. 2009 by Lindsey Biel (Author), Nancy Peske (Author)

Self-regulation and Executive Functioning

Smart but Scattered, Second Edition: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential – 23 Dec. 2024 by Peg Dawson (Author), Richard Guare (Author), Colin Guare (Author)

The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids: CBT Exercises and Coping Strategies to Help Children Handle Anxiety, Stress, and Other Strong Emotions – 5 Nov. 2021 by Jenna Berman (Author)

Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies: Keeping the Body, Mind & Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders: Keeping ... with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders – 7 Mar. 2014 by Teresa Garland (Author)

Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries 2nd Edition: A self-help guide for parents – 11 April 2019 by Cathy Creswell (Author), Lucy Willetts (Author)

The A-Z of Therapeutic Parenting: Strategies and Solutions (Therapeutic Parenting Books) – 16 April 2018 by Sarah Naish (Author)

Curious Not Furious: Empowering children to take charge of their brains and behaviour - a practical toolkit – 14 Mar. 2023 by Alison Rendle (Author), Kit Messenger (Author)

Creating Loving Attachments: Parenting with PACE to Nurture Confidence and Security in the Troubled Child – 15 Mar. 2012 by Kim S. Golding and Daniel A. Hughes (Author)

Every Parent Should Read This Book: Eleven lessons for raising a 21st-century teenager – 8 April 2021 by Ben Brooks (Author)

Think Good, Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People – 21 Dec. 2018 by Paul Stallard (Author)

Parenting with Theraplay®: Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child (Theraplay® Books & Resources) – Illustrated, 21 July 2017 by Helen Rodwell (Author)