Neurodiversity

The aim of this reading list is to highlight some of the resources available at UCA relating to neurodiversity, and to offer a starting point for students researching this area. The list includes a small selection of what is available.

Updated January 11, 2024
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
The ADHD explosion myths, medication, money, and today's push for performance
Hinshaw, Stephen P.
Ebook
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most controversial and misunderstood medical conditions today. With skyrocketing rates of diagnosis and medication treatment, it has generated a firestorm of controversy. Alarming questions have been raised about ADHD in recent years,...
ADHD in teens & young adults a mindfulness workbook to keep you anchored
Cahill, Melissa Springstead
Ebook
Dealing with ADHD-related difficulties is tough, especially for young people balancing school, friends, family and thinking about their futures. Author Dr. Melissa Springstead Cahill developed the mindfulness-based ANCHORED approach, to help teens become more focused, functional and happy, and...
Autism a very short introduction
Frith, Uta.
Ebook
What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little understood. It has captured the public...
Autism in film and television on the island
Pomerance, Murray
Ebook
Global awareness of autism has skyrocketed since the 1980s, and popular culture has caught on, with film and television producers developing ever more material featuring autistic characters. Autism in Film and Television brings together more than a dozen essays on depictions of autism,...
The autistic brain : thinking across the spectrum
Grandin, Temple.
Paper Book
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has...
Exact mind an artist with asperger syndrome
Baron-Cohen, Simon.
Ebook
Peter Myers' intricate and ornately patterned drawings are brought together for the first time in this volume, which is the fascinating result of the collaboration of an artist and two scientists. The beautiful, complex images (included in full-page colour as well as black and white reproductions...
Hyperactive the controversial history of ADHD
Smith, Matthew.
Ebook
Each year, doctors diagnose an average of nine percent of children between the ages of five and seventeen with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. One of the most common childhood disorders, it is also one of the most controversial--since first identified in the late 1950s,...
Hyperbole and a half : unfortunate situations, flawed coping mechanisms, mayhem, and other things that happened
Brosh, Allie
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller "Funny and smart as hell" (Bill Gates), Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half showcases her unique voice, leaping wit, and her ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. FROM THE PUBLISHER...
Making dyslexia work for you
Goodwin, Vicki.
Ebook
Written for dyslexic adults or anyone who thinks they might be dyslexic, this bold and imaginative book is deliberately concise and easy to dip into. User-friendly, essential guide to the world of study and work for anyone with dyslexia; Identifies the key needs of adults...
The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales
Sacks, Oliver
Paper Book
In his most extraordinary book, "one of the great clinical writers of the twentieth century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife...
Representing autism culture, narrative, fascination
Murray, Stuart
Paper Book
From concerns of an 'autism epidemic' to the MMR vaccine crisis, autism is a source of peculiar fascination in the contemporary media. Discussion of the condition has been largely framed within medicine, psychiatry and education but there has been no exploration of its power within representative...
The study skills toolkit for students with dyslexia
Gribben, Monica.
Ebook
Packed with helpful advice, checklists and templates, this book will help you improve your study skills throughout your time at university. Written in a straightforward, no-nonsense style, the guidance can be broken down into manageable chunks. Issues covered include: procrastination...
Visual thinking The hidden gifts of people who think in pictures, patterns, and abstractions
Grandin, Temple.
Ebook
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NAUTILUS GOLD AWARD "A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we'll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century." --Steve Silberman "An absolute eye...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.