Resources
Book Titles and Links by Topic
Neurodivergent:
The Kids’ Guide to Staying Awesome and In Control: Simple Stuff to Help Children Regulate Their Emotions and Senses by Lauren Brukner
When Somebody Dies (wordless picture book) by Sheila Hollins, Sandra Dowling, & Noelle Blackman
Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Supporting Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Coping With Grief and Loss from Indiana Center for Autism
Grief & Bereavement from Autism Now
How To Help When Your Loved One is Grieving (Down Syndrome) from Mass General for Children
The Boy With Big, Big Feelings by Britney Winn Lee
Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia
Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking from Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Understanding Death and Illness and What They Teach About Life: An Interactive Guide for Individuals with Autism or Asperger’s and Their Loved Ones by Catherine Flaherty
Grief:
Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell Smith
It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool, Too) by Nora McInerney
Books on Grief for Children:
Ida, Always by Caron Levis & Charles Santoso
Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Brown
Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley
Children/Parenting:
The Whole Brain Child by Dan Seigel
No-Drama Discipline by Dan Seigel
Positive Discipline book series by Jane Nelson
Me & My Feelings by Lauren Green Allen
The Big Life Journals
Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Trauma:
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem