Neurodivergent, Autism, & ADHD Resource List

Helpful Bookmark pages:

Podcasts

  1. Uniquely Human
    Hosts: Dr. Barry Prizant and Dave Finch
    Description: Expands the conversation on autism and neurodiversity by amplifying voices of autistic individuals, providing insights and practical advice for understanding the autistic experience.

  2. Neurodivergent Woman
    Hosts: Monique Mitchelson and Michelle Livock
    Description: Showcases neurodivergent women from diverse backgrounds, covering personal experiences and professional insights on autism and ADHD.

  3. Neurodiverse Love
    Hosts: Mona and Olga
    Description: Focuses on relationships in neurodiverse partnerships, highlighting the strengths and challenges unique to neurodivergent relationships.

  4. Autism in Black
    Host: Maria Davis-Pierre
    Description: Addresses autism within Black communities, focusing on cultural perspectives, family dynamics, and advocacy for Black autistic individuals.

  5. Divergent Conversations
    Hosts: Dr. Megan Neff and Patrick Casale
    Description: Two neurodivergent therapists discuss navigating life in a neurotypical world, sharing their experiences and insights on various topics related to neurodivergence.

  6. Neurodivergence: Interview with Joel Schwartz, PsyD
    Hosts: Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy
    Description: An interview with Joel Schwartz, PsyD, discussing how neurodiversity is often pathologized and ways to support neurodivergent individuals more affirmatively.

  7. Brown Girl Self-Care
    Host: Bre Mitchell
    Description: While not specifically neurodivergent-focused, it provides wellness insights for BIPOC women, including valuable self-care strategies that resonate with neurodivergent listeners.

Websites

Work/Job/Accommodation resources

  • Job Accommodation Network (JAN): Workplace accommodation guidance.

  • Mentra: Neurodivergent-focused employment platform.

  • Interview Warmup - Practice answering questions for a job interview and this website will give you insights (not grades) about your answers!

  • NDN: The Neurodiversity Network- Career support for Neurodivergent people- Access community, resources and hands-on support to build a meaningful and sustainable career.

  • Workplace Accommodations Exercise - A FREE workbook by Thriving Autistic to help you get to know what workplace accommodations you may need. 

  • Key Values - A platform that helps job seekers find companies aligning with their values, such as work-life balance, diversity, and collaboration, offering detailed company profiles to inform career decisions.

  • Understood: Workplace & School  Supports and Accommodations - This resource provides guidance on workplace and school supports and accommodations for individuals with disabilities. It offers practical advice for advocates, students, employees and employers to foster inclusive work environments, covering topics like communication, productivity tools, and legal rights under the ADA.

  • Explaining Brains: School Support - This resource provides practical strategies for educators and parents to support neurodivergent students in school settings. It offers tools for understanding brain differences, fostering emotional regulation, and implementing effective accommodations to create inclusive and supportive learning environments.

  • You Are Disabling Me- This insightful article highlights how societal and systemic barriers contribute to the challenges faced by disabled individuals. It emphasizes the role of environments, attitudes, and accessibility in shaping experiences of disability. The content is especially helpful for those seeking to understand the social model of disability and may be useful for creating advocacy scripts or accessibility initiatives.

  • Workplace Resources - Thriving Autistic - Thriving Autistic provides resources to support autistic professionals, including a free accommodations workbook, communication strategies, sensory sensitivity guides, and neurodiversity training for organizations to foster inclusive workplaces.

  • Neurodiversity Employment Network: Job Opportunities - This platform connects neurodivergent job seekers with inclusive employers offering neurodiversity-friendly opportunities. It provides access to job listings, career resources, and community support, fostering equitable employment opportunities for neurodivergent individuals.

  • Autism Career Pathways - Autism Career Pathways is a nonprofit dedicated to improving employment opportunities for neurodivergent individuals. It offers workplace inclusion training, career assessments, and resources to support businesses and job seekers in creating inclusive and successful work environments.

  • Ndpathways - Online accessible tools, searches, online job readiness programs, training, and prep for Neurodivergent people seeking employment and support for navigating career changes

  • NeuroTalent Works - NeuroTalent Works is a nonprofit connecting neurodivergent individuals with meaningful employment. They offer coaching, employer training, and job matching to create inclusive workplaces and foster equitable opportunities.

  • Manual of Me - Self-advocacy tool for the workplace. Create a document that helps your colleagues understand how to work best with you.

  • Autism Level UP Tools for communication, energy management, and advocacy 

  • Explaining Brains - REsources, guides, worksheets, visuals, videos, and scripts to help support and understand Neurodivergence 

Healthcare Toolkits 

  1. Constellation of Chronic Medical Conditions Commonly Seen in Autistic & ADHD Adults (All Brains Belong) 

  2. Patient Centered Care Tools for Autistic Adults
    A toolkit designed to provide patient-centered resources for autistic adults and their healthcare providers.

  3. Primary Care Resources for Adults on the Autism Spectrum and their Primary Care Providers
    Resources to support autistic adults in primary care settings, aimed at improving communication and understanding between patients and providers.

  4. Thriving Autistic: Healthcare Toolkit
    A toolkit providing healthcare resources specifically designed to support autistic adults in healthcare settings.

  5. Thriving Autistic: Healthcare Resources
    Additional healthcare resources from Thriving Autistic, offering tools for autistic adults and their healthcare teams.

  6. Before You Go, Know Your Rights Booklet
    A comprehensive guide on healthcare rights for autistic individuals, providing information to advocate for one's needs effectively.

  7. Allara Health: Virtual healthcare for complex conditions like hormone imbalance, PCOS,  and endometriosis.

  8. Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - From Autism Level UP- Resource explaining the correlation between Hypermobile EDS (hEDS) and Autism.

  9. IAPMD: International Association for Premenstrual Disorders  - Focused on PMDD and PME advocacy, education, and support.  


Neurodivergent Health Experiences and Perspectives

  1. Chasing Perfection, Embracing Reality: An Autistic Woman’s Reflections on Pregnancy and Anorexia
    Insights from an autistic woman reflecting on her experiences with pregnancy and anorexia, shedding light on managing dual conditions.

  2. Menopausal and Melting Down: An Autistic Tale of Sensory Survival
    An article exploring sensory challenges and survival strategies during menopause from an autistic perspective.

  3. Nociception: Autistic Experiences of Pain and How to Support Our Differences
    An exploration of pain experiences unique to autistic individuals and guidance on supporting autistic sensory differences.

  4. Neurodivergent and Under Duress: An Autistic Experience of Medical Consent
    A discussion on the complexities of medical consent for autistic individuals and the impact of sensory and cognitive differences.

  5. Atypical Anorexia: Facing an Eating Disorder Autistically
    A reflection on how eating disorders can present and be managed differently for autistic individuals.

  6. PMDD, Autism, and ADHD: Understanding the Overlap
    An article examining the overlapping symptoms and unique challenges of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), autism, and ADHD.

  7. https://www.additudemag.com/pms-adhd-hormones-menstrual-cycle/

  8. PMS and ADHD: How the Menstrual Cycle Intensifies Symptoms - An article on hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle and the impact on ADHD

  9. The Double Empathy Problem in Medicine
    A discussion on the concept of the Double Empathy Problem, particularly how it affects interactions between autistic patients and medical professionals.

  10. Autism and Health Issues
    An overview of common health issues associated with autism and strategies to address these unique healthcare needs.

Articles

 Videos

Social Media

  • Some Autistic Influencers: https://www.verywellhealth.com/autism-instagram-accounts-5120708

  • Facebook Pages/Groups: 

Neuroclastic

Neurodivergent Rebel

Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network 

I’ve Been Autistic All Along!?

Autistic Connections

This is Autistic Culture Aucademy

Surprise! You’re Autistic!

Autistic Adults with ADHD

Autistics Worldwide

Autism Late Diagnosis/self-Identification Support and Education

Women with Autism/Autistic Women and Girls, Sensory At Home

Sensory At Home Grownups

Autistic Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian, & Mixed-Race People of Color Facebook Group

  • Instagram:

 autisticblackgirl, Littlepuddins.ie, Autienelle, neurodivergent_lou, neurodivergent_researcher, autisticpositivity, Autisticbookclub, Neurowild_, blackgirllostkeys, Mindfully_adhd, Mollys_adhd_mayhem, Women.and.adhd, Adhd_understood, adhdelite, neurospicycounseling,  thepsychdoctormd, emergentdivergence, thetracyrodriguez, adhd_couple, neurodivergent_insights, thespectrumgirl, autism_happy_place, neudle_psychology, lifebynayeli, blackspectrumscholar, autizticauthor, brittney.elizabeth, danidonovan, catieosaurus, demi_not_lovato, digitalstemcell, differently.brained, disability_visibility, ellyce.fulmore, Endometriosisem, itsemilykaty, highs.and.los, josephakibler,, journeys_with_pda, kaelynnvp, autisticasfxxk, livedexperienceeducator, lowdemandamanda, madisontevlin, matthewandpaul, mermaid_maryborman, nd.narratives.writes, neuro_divers, neurodivergentrebel, pda_society, pdanorthamerica, recoveringwithmia, sensory.slp, shylittlepixie, spencer2thewest, tendingpaths, thehypermobiledpt, thepeachfuzz.co, therapistndc, thomashenleyuk, thrive_on_wheels, z.disabled.pride, WeAreAutastic, _elaurian_, _kristyforbes, a_different_spectrum, accessbytay, adisabledicon, ashralouisa, atpeaceparents, atypical.erin, autizticauthor

  • TikTok: 

nd_psych, michelleandandrew, autismdiary, i_love_pretzel_day, jeremyandrewdavis, theneurodivergentcoach, Concentrationsavingthrow, courtneyadhd

Community/Coaching/ Body Doubling /Support Services

  • Ourtism.com – Virtual support groups, game night

  • EvoLibri - Workplace support and neurodiverse coaching

  • New Deal Neurodiversity- New Deal for Neurodiversity takes a holistic approach to creating a future where workplaces are neuro-inclusive and Neurodivergent people can thrive, by working directly with three key groups: neurodivergent. people, allies, employers. Coaching, training, advocacy, Accommodations

  • Square Peg; Round Souls - Autistic Lived Experience Support & Training ; Services for Autistics, PDA’ers, Parents & Caregivers, Training & Support for Professionals, Public Speaking & Storytelling with Vinnie E. Stars (They / She) - Autistic PDA’er with ADHD, Disabled, Lived-Experience, Mentor, Strategist, Guide, Radical congruence. Unhealthy use of the semicolon.

  • Autienelle Body Doubling - Autistic Bodydoubling space 

  • Free Trans & LGBTQ+ Support Groups

  • Dubbii- Body-doubling app for task accountability.

  • Sins Invalid: Disability justice performance project.

  • InterGifted -  international community, as well as online assessment, coaching, educational and professional training opportunities, created for dedicated, conscientious gifted adults and professionals who support them. We are based in Switzerland, with coaches, assessors, clients and community members throughout the world.

  • Free to Be Me Hosted Affinity Groups - Affinity groups are meetings of like-minded individuals who are going through similar experiences. We’re creating groups for people who identify as neurodiverse (Autistic, ADHD, OCD, queer, and gender non-conforming). Hosted by: www.mirandajanecounseling.com  |  www.freetobemevt.com

  • 101 for Couples: Fundamentals of Recognizing and Understanding Neurodiversity in a Relationship - In a neurodiverse relationship? This online, self-paced course is for you! For neurodiverse intimate relationships — a relationships in which one or both partners identify as Autistic or Neurdivergent — improving connection requires an awareness of each partner’s neurological profile and an understanding of the role their neurological differences have on the relationship.

Sensory Stuff &  Gadgets

APPS & Tech Sites

Executive Functioning / Organization / Routine/ Accessibility

  1. Manual of Me - A customizable workbook to support executive functioning and personal organization. Helps communicate how you work best. 

  2. NotebookLM - NotebookLM (Language Model) by Google is an AI-powered tool that enhances note-taking and organization. It integrates with your existing documents, using advanced AI to summarize, analyze, and generate insights, making it easier to stay organized and informed. Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals, NotebookLM helps transform scattered notes into actionable insights with intuitive features.

  3. Helperbird- - Browser extension to assist with accessibility and reading support. Helperbird is your all-in-one accessibility tool, making web pages, PDFs, and documents easier to browse, read, and write – personalized to meet your needs.

  4. Autentik.ai - Creating an open world for Autistic individuals using AI. Digital services to embrace authenticity and foster inclusion.

  5. Yourslice - Allows a friend to control your app access for accountability.

  6. Habitica - Turns your to-do list into a game for motivation.

  7. Notion - Versatile organization and productivity tool.

  8. Notepad - Simple, bullet-pointed lists for easy note-taking.

  9. Brili - Helps establish routines and manage daily tasks.

  10. Finch - A self-care app where users care for a virtual pet that grows as they complete daily goals. Finch encourages personal growth, mindfulness, and routine-building with mood tracking, check-ins, and wellness exercises.

  11. Sunsama Calendar - Task and calendar organization for productivity.

  12. Amplenote - combines note-taking, task management, and calendar integration in one platform, making it ideal for productivity and organization. It allows users to prioritize tasks with a scoring system, schedule tasks on external calendars, and securely store sensitive information with Vault Notes. Available on web, iOS, and Android, Amplenote offers a seamless workflow for managing notes and tasks together.

  13. Alarmy - Designed to help overcome morning inertia by requiring specific actions to turn off the alarm. Users can set various tasks like solving math problems, taking a photo of something, doing squats, pattern completion, or shaking the phone, which encourages full wakefulness. With customizable options, songs, and challenges. 

  14. Bright Sky - Calendar and organizational system.

  15. ModernSam - A self-care and productivity app that gamifies daily tasks, transforming them into a role-playing game (RPG) experience. Users complete quests, develop character traits, and use AI-assisted task management for enhanced motivation, focus, and organization.

  16. Goblin Tools  -  a set of AI tools made to help neurodivergent people with everyday tasks, like breaking down projects, brain dumps, lists, communication, understanding information, rewording texts, and estimating time. It's designed to make daily life a bit easier and support those with executive functioning challenges and difficulty understanding and responding to social communication (free to use)

  17. RoutineFlow - Your productivity style is unique, just like you. RoutineFlow builds a routine that fits your workflow.

Finance

  1. Truebill/Mint - Syncs accounts for budgeting and spending management.

  2. Fortune City - A finance app that gamifies budgeting and expense tracking.

Coping

  1. Calm Harm - Tools for managing self-harm urges.

  2. ClearFear - Coping strategies for anxiety.

  3. Catch it - CBT app for managing emotions and reframing thoughts.

  4. MindShift - Anxiety support with tools for challenging anxious thoughts.

  5. Sanvello - Anxiety, depression, and stress management (free and premium).

  6. My3 - Safety plan and support network for crisis moments.

  7. Not OK - Emergency contact app for support when in distress.

  8. Perspective - Encourages cognitive flexibility and perspective shifts.

  9. Panic Relief - Calming exercises for managing panic attacks.

  10. Woebot - Chatbot that checks in daily to identify emotions and challenge thinking errors.

  11. DC Universe Infinite - Comics app for relaxation and DC immersion.

  12. eQuoo - Emotional intelligence game for self-improvement.

  13. Bearable App- Tracks health, mood, and habits

  14. Free Rice (Online Game) - Freerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.

  15. MindEase App- Mind Ease works with your specific situation and thought patterns. You'll get interactive and engaging exercises that will set you on track to a calmer state of mind. Our Daily Self-Care feature keeps you on track and feeling better.

  16. SuperBetter App- The SuperBetter Live Gamefully® methodology is an evidence-based framework that uses the strengths of game play in all of life. This app allows you to lead mental health challenges with a group of people to help players develop new skills, strengthen their whole-person resilience and track how their gameful strengths grow over time.

Sleep

  1. CBT-I Coach - CBT support specifically for improving sleep and managing insomnia.

  2. iSleep - Sleep support with relaxation tools.

  3. Relax Melodies - Helps with sleep and relaxation through soothing sounds.

  4. My Sleep Button - an app designed to help you fall asleep. It’s based on our contribution to cognitive science. Just press the “Put Me to Sleep” button, close your eyes, and imagine the various things mySleepButton reads to you as you fall asleep.

Mindfulness, Gentle Stims, Sensory

  1. 10% Happier - Meditation and mindfulness practices.

  2. ACT Companion - Acceptance and commitment therapy-based mindfulness.

  3. Breathe 2 Relax - Breathing exercises for relaxation.

  4. Buddhify - Guided mindfulness and meditation exercises.

  5. Calm - Meditation and relaxation for anxiety and stress.

  6. Happily - Mindfulness and relaxation exercises.

  7. Headspace - Mindfulness and meditation resources.

  8. iChill - Mindfulness and relaxation.

  9. Infinite Abundance - Meditation and mindfulness.

  10. Insight Timer - Meditation and mindfulness timer with a large variety of guided options.

  11. Meditation Oasis - Variety of meditations for relaxation.

  12. Mindful Coach - Tools for mindfulness and well-being.

  13. Pacifica - Mindfulness and relaxation exercises.

  14. Simple Habit - Guided meditations.

  15. Smiling Mind - Mindfulness and meditation designed for all ages.

  16. Stop, Think, and Breathe - Meditation and mindfulness for managing stress.

  17. Take a Break - Short guided meditations.

  18. Virtual Hope Box - Mindfulness and coping strategies.

  19. Color by Numbers - Relaxing activity for creativity and mindfulness.

  20. Fluid Simulation App- Sensory-friendly app for relaxation.

  21. BBC Sound Effects - The BBC Sound Effects archive offers over 33,000 sound clips spanning more than a century, including recordings from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, the London Blitz, and the Natural History Unit. 

  22. Puzzles

  23. Noisli App- The background noise and color generator for working and relaxing. High quality ambient sounds to help you focus while working, relieve anxiety, help during your meditation or yoga classes, or just to relax while reading or before going to sleep.

Reflection / Journaling/ Self Awareness

  1. Daylio - Daily mood and symptom tracker.

  2. DBSA Wellness Tracker - Mental health tracker for wellness insights.

  3. Grateful - Daily gratitude practice app.

  4. Gratitude - Prompts for gratitude and positive reflection.

  5. Jour - Journaling prompts and guidance.

  6. Moodnotes - Thought and mood journaling.

  7. Moodtrack Social Diary - Mood tracking and social journaling.

  8. moods - Mood tracking app.

  9. Youper - Conversational journaling to improve mood and insight.

  10. Emotion wheel App- Emotion wheel and charts for identifying emotions

  11. Animi App- Support app for emotional health.

  12. How We Feel - a free journal for your well-being created by scientists, designers, engineers, and psychologists. Over time, you will learn precise words to describe how you feel, spot trends and patterns, and practice simple strategies to regulate your emotions in healthy ways.

Relationships / Connection/ Communication

  1. Cozy Couples App - A relationship-focused app that helps couples stay organized and connected with a shared calendar, to-do lists, memory tracking, and notes, supporting communication and coordination.

  2. Gottman Card Decks - Relationship advice and conversation starters for couples.

  3. GhostWrite – An AI tool for crafting emails efficiently.

  4. Autentik.ai -  a plugin developed by autistic individuals to help decode allistic (non-autistic) speech. It assists autistic users in understanding and responding to social communication by interpreting subtle cues and nuances often present in allistic interactions, making conversations more accessible and less stressful (free to use)

  5. Goblin Tools  - a set of AI tools made to help neurodivergent people with everyday tasks, like breaking down projects, brain dumps, lists, communication, understanding information, rewording texts, and estimating time. It's designed to make daily life a bit easier and support those with executive functioning challenges and difficulty understanding and responding to social communication (free to use)

  6. Dubbii- Body-doubling app for task accountability.

  7. Hiki- Dating and friendship app for autistic individuals.

  8. Manual of Me – A customizable workbook to support executive functioning and personal organization. Helps communicate how you work best.