Recommendations
Who I’m Learning From & Things I Recommend
Jamie A. Heidel: The Articulate Autistic
Dr. Megan Neff: Neurodivergent Insights
Lindsey Mackereth: Neurocomplexity
What I Mean When I Say I’m Autistic by Annie Kotowicz (@neurobeautiful)
Divergent Mind by Jenara Nerenberg (@neurodiversityproject)
Camouflage: The Hidden Lives of Autistic Women by Dr. Sarah Bargiela
Megan Griffith: The Neurocuriosity Club, AuDHD book
Orchid Reach - clinicians broadening our understanding of neurodivergence and creating a more inclusive future
Homeschooling an autistic child
Embrace Autism - a variety of tests for autism and more, with clear explanations of their purpose, strengths, and limitations. If you want to get a formal assessment, I’ve heard these clinicians are a great option.
Define Your Neurodiversity Workbook
Define Your Neurodiversity Workbook
Explore your neurodiversity in this interactive workbook. Create sensory profiles, checklists, charts, and images to help explain you to yourself.
Learn about the Goldilocks nervous system, spoon theory, invisible disability, and neurodiverse love languages. Define your "just right" environment so you can make it happen more often. Name your sensory and social delights, and sensory and social drains. Identify what rejuvenates you. And more.
I loved making this to support our neurodiverse community. I hope you love it as much as I do.
Take a sneak peek inside…
Understanding Adult Autism Workshop
If you want to learn more about Adult Autism, the latest research, what it feels like to be autistic from the inside, and neurobiological insights, this workshop is for you. It also has a bonus for clinicians to learn how to serve clients in a more neuro-inclusive manner.
Neurodiverse Musings: Reflections on my Neurodivergent Existence
Neurodiverse Musings: Reflections on my Neurodivergent Existence
Embark on a heartfelt and humorous journey of self-discovery. Join Catherine in exploring the intricacies of neurodiversity through a personal lens. Deepen your ability to recognize your neurodiverse needs, embrace authenticity, and practice self-care.
Whether you identify as neurodiverse or are merely curious, you’ll find insights that resonate in this lovely little book. Learn how to better understand and support your neurodiverse self, or the neurodiverse folx in your life. Join the journey of exploration, and uncover a path to love, acceptance, and understanding that awaits us all.
My Divergent Journal
My Divergent Journal
I've included guided prompts related to neurodiversity and self-exploration. Use the prompts to get you started, or write whatever is on your mind and heart.
I hope this journal helps you connect with yourself, and find the insight, joy, and delight that is to be found there. I hope it helps you further understand and embrace yourself, even while living in a world that frequently misunderstands. You can be your own haven and companion, and from that space, develop community of other like-minded companions.