Recommended Resources

Anything by Dr. Siegel, especially:

The Whole Brain Child

No Drama Discipline

The Power of Showing up

Anything by Dr. Mona Delahooke, especially:

Brain Body Parenting

Beyond Behaviors

Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work, by Robyn Gobbel

The Self-Driven Child, by Dr. Stixrud and Ned Johnson

Hey Warrior! A Book for Kids about Anxiety, by Young & Dovidonyte

The Invisible String, by Karst

The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome their Special Sensory Issues, by Carol Kranowitz

By Harris & Emberly:

-It’s NOT the Stork!: A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends (ages 4+)

-It’s So AMAZING: A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (ages 7+)

-It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, Gender, and Sexual Health (ages 10+)

Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids, by McCloud & Messing

I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids, by Garcia & Russell

Listening to My Body, by Garcia & Hui Tan

Mindful Mantras: I Can Handle It! by Wright & Santos

My Mixed Emotions: Help your kids handle their feelings, by Greenwood

I’m Not Just a Scribble, by Alber

In My Heart: A Book of Feelings, by Witek & Roussey

“Wiggles”, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down, by Parker & Burgess

Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals, by Angie Voss, OTR

The Goodenoughs Get in Sync: 5 Family Members Overcome their Special Sensory Issues, by Carol Kranowitz

Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues, by Lindsey Biel, OTR/L and Nancy Peske

The Big Book of Interoception Games: 53 Fun and Playful Activities for Nurturing the Mind-Body Connection, by Mahler

Self-Regulation and Mindfulness Actvities for Sensory Processing Disorder, by Foster

Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating including those with Autism Spectrum Disorders, by Shea & Harris

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Autism, by Devon Price

Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else, by Henderson, Wayland, White

Free Printable List of Autism-Positive Books for Parents, Kids, and Teens by Not An Autism Mom

Me and My PDA: A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People, by Durà-Vilà and Levi

Declarative Language Handbook, by Murphy

PDA by PDAers: From Anxiety and Avoidance to Masking and Meltdowns, by Sally Cat

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children, by Greene

Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work, by Robyn Gobbel

The Self-Driven Child, by Dr. Stixrud and Ned Johnson

Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation, by Janina Fisher

The Post-Traumatic Growth Guidebook, by Schwartz

Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, byGlover Tawwab

Therapeutic Powers of Play, by Schaefer & Drewes

A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development, edited by Dee Ray

The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Play, by Kestly

Filial Therapy, by VanFleet

Advanced Play Therapy, by Dee Ray

Aggression in Play Therapy, by Lisa Dion

Expressive Theaps Continuum, by Hinz

Clinical Art Therapy, by Landgarten

Art Therapy Techniqus and Applications, by Buchalter

Art Therapy Practice, by Wadeson

Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art, by Cohen, Barnes & Rankin

Essential Art Therapy Exercises, by Guzman