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Recommended Reading List on Neurodivergence for Practitioners

Curated reading on neurodiversity, and neurodivergent affirming practice, and evidence-based resources for clinicians, practitioners, supervisors, and trainers. You'll find books exploring autism, ADHD, dyslexia, sensory processing disorder, Tourette's, Down syndrome, intellectual disability, and other neurotypes across the lifespan. Whether you're deepening your practice, training a team, or building your clinical knowledge across neurotypes, take what resonates, leave what doesn't, and explore at your own pace.

🗓️ Last Updated: August 29, 2026

Neurodiversity Paradigm and Theory

Book cover of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman Autism history book recommendation for understanding neurodiversity and the autistic community.

NeuroTribes

by Steve Silberman

Neurodiversity Studies A New Critical Paradigm

by Rosqvist, Chown, Stenning

Neuroqueer identity and neurodiversity-affirming practice — NWC resource illustration

Neuroqueer Heresies

by Dr Nick Walker

Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinical Practice

Book cover of The Neuroaffirming Therapy Handbook: A Practitioner's Guide to Working with Autism and ADHD by Essy Knopf, published in 2024. Featured on the NWC Neurodiversity-Affirming Practitioner Hub reading list.

The Neuroaffirming Therapy Handbook

by Knoff Essy

Book cover of Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy: What Every Mental Health Provider Needs to Know by Amy Marschall, published by W.W. Norton in 2025. NWC Pick featured on the Neurodiversity-Affirming Practitioner Hub reading list.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy

by Marshall Amy

Book cover of Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy: Clinical Pathways to Autistic Mental Health by Ruth M. Strunz, published by Routledge in 2025. Featured on the NWC Neurodiversity-Affirming Practitioner Hub reading list.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychotherapy

by Ruth Strunz

Neurodiversity in Clinical Psychology and Counseling edited by Nick Walker and Andrew Reichart — NWC resource for affirming practice

Neurodiversity in Clinical Psychology and Counseling

by Nick Walker and Andrew Reichart

Disability, Justice, Systems

Cover of a book titled 'Capitalism & Disability'. Edited by Keith Rosenthal, with selected writings by Marta Russell, set against a reddish background with large, stylized ampersand symbol.

Capitalism and Disability: Selected Writings

by Marta Russell

Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk — NWC resource exploring intersectionality of race and disability in justice frameworks

Black Disability Politics

by Sami Schalk

Identity & Intersectionality

Book cover of Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice Wong

Disability Visibility

by Alice Wong

Book cover of Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

by Alice Wong

Book cover of Autistic and Black: Our Experiences of Growth, Progress and Empowerment by Kala Allen Omeiza — Neurodivergent book recommendation for intersectionality, Black autistic identity, and anti-racist therapy resources.

Autistic and Black

by Kala Allen Omeiza

Black and Neurodiverse by Oluseyitan Ojedokun — NWC resource on Black neurodivergent identity, lived experience, and intersectionality

Black and Neurodiverse

by Oluseyitan Ojedokun

By Neurotype

ADHD

Flourishing with Adult ADHD by Ahmann & Saviet — NWC evidence-based guide for therapists supporting ADHD client well-being

Flourishing with Adult ADHD: The Evidence-based Guide to Client Well-being for Therapists and Coaches

by Elizabeth Ahmann & Micah Saviet

Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People by Scott Neilson & Laura Hellfeld — NWC resource for building affirming organizations and groups

Autism

Creating Safe Spaces for Autistic People

by Scott Neilson & Laura Hellfeld

Dyscalculia

Strengths of Dyscalculia by Ashleigh D'Aunoy — NWC resource on lived experiences and strengths of twice-exceptional adults with dyscalculia

Strengths of DyscalculiaLearning from the Lived Experiences of Twice Exceptional Adults

by Ashleigh D'Aunoy

Dyslexia: A Practitioner's Handbook by Gavin Reid — NWC clinical reference guide for assessment and intervention

Dyslexia

Dyslexia: A Practitioner's Handbook

by Gavin Reid

Sensory Processing Disorder & Sensory Sensitivities

The Science and Art of Sensory Processing Sensitivity by Bianca P. Acevedo — NWC clinical guide to understanding sensory sensitivity

The Science and Art of Sensory Processing Sensitivity

by Bianca Acevedo

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