Helpful

resources

About Play Therapy

Play Therapy Tips from SCP

Meet Andrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reJpo-GaopM

Power of Play

Stages in Play Therapy

Nondirective Play Therapy

About Autistic Play

Parenting Books

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

Wild At Heart: Adolescents, Horses and Other Kindred Spirits by Heather Kirby

Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person by Cathy Wassell

Low Demand Parenting by Amanda Diekman

When The Naughty Step Makes Things Worse by Eliza Fricker and Naomi Fisher

See our Autism resource list for more!

Yoga

Yoga is a great practice for decreasing anxiety, improving mood, and overall health. Starting a practice can seem overwhelming - finding a class, getting there, learning the poses... these free yoga classes on YouTube - for kids and adults - are a great way to get started.

Adult Yoga with Adriene

Cosmic Kids Yoga

Podcasts

Complicated Kids with Gabriele Nicolet: Jennifer Glacel talks about ableism and neurodiversity: https://complicatedkids.com/ableism-and-neurodiversity-with-jennifer-glacel

Jennifer Glacel talks about autistic masking: https://complicatedkids.com/autistic-masking-with-jenn-glacel

Resource Pages

SCP has compiled some downloadable resource pages about areas that might be important to you!

Autism is frequently misunderstood and seen only as a list of deficits. Check out our list of resources to learn more about what Autism really is and how to support Autistic people in your life.

Click here: Autism Resources compiled by SCP

Also check out from the Thinking Person's Guide to Autism:

Eleven Ways to Make Your Autistic Child's Life Easier

Gender Identity is another area that has a lot of misinformation. Learn more from our Gender Identity/Transgender Resource List