Resources

These are my personal recommendations of books and podcasts that I have enjoyed and found useful.

For Wonderfully Unique Children (Age 9+)

  • A Kind of Spark – Elle McNicoll

  • Keedie – Elle McNicoll

  • Can You See Me? – Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott

  • Quiet Storm – Kimberly Whittam

  • The Boy at the Back of the Class – Onjali Q. Rauf

  • The Goldfish Boy – Lisa Thompson

  • There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom – Louis Sachar

  • Wonder – R.J. Palacio

  • Cloud Busting – Malorie Blackman

  • Ways to Be Me- Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott

  • Do You Know Me?- Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott

  • All the Pieces of Me- Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott

  • Hope on the Horizon- Onjali Q. Rauf

  • Auggie & Me- R.J. Palacio

  • Always Angel- Kimberly Whittam

  • M is for Autism- The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin

  • ADHD: Rapped Up!- Mr. G

  • The One and Only Ivan – Katherine Applegate

  • The One and Only Bob – Katherine Applegate

  • The One and Only Ruby – Katherine Applegate

  • The One and Only Family – Katherine Applegate

  • The Last Bear – Hannah Gold

  • The Lost Whale – Hannah Gold

  • Finding Bear – Hannah Gold

  • Turtle Moon – Hannah Gold

  • The Whale Watchers – Dougie Poynter

  • Plastic Sucks – Dougie Poynter

  • My Life with the Chimpanzees – Jane Goodall

  • Saving Planet Earth (Podcast) – James Stewart

  • The Lone Husky- Hannah Gold

  • Calling the Whales- Jasbinder Bilan

  • Whales: An Illustrated Celebration- Kelsey Oseid

  • Let’s Talk Neurodivergent Kids (Podcast) – Izzy Judd

  • Girl Unmasked – Emily Katy

  • A Different Kind of Parenting – Eliza Fricker

  • Drama Queen – Sara Gibbs

  • Unmasked – Ellie Middleton

  • Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person- Cathy Wassell

  • Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution (Channel 4 Documentary)

  • SEND in the Spotlight (BBC Sounds Podcast)

  • The Hidden 20% (Podcast)

  • Can’t Not Won’t- Eliza Fricker

  • Raising the SEN-Betweeners- Lisa Lloyd

  • The Anxious Generation – Jonathan Haidt

  • Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us – Lucy Foulkes

  • Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their

  • Own learning- Naomi Fisher

  • Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones (Channel 4 Documentary)