Resources

Websites
These websites provide helpful information about mental health, therapy, and research:
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Effective Child Therapy, a website with information about mental health treatment created by the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology: http://effectivechildtherapy.org/
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Info About Kids, a website sponsored in part by the American Psychological Association, with science-based information and links for information about child development and disabilities: http://infoaboutkids.org/
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Autism Speaks, an organization with goals to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Their website includes links for resources in different geographical areas: https://www.autismspeaks.org/
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SPARK, an autism research partnership that provides up-to-date news about genetics and clinical research. SPARK has a free newsletter and information about participating in research: https://sparkforautism.org/
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Autism Society of America, an organization with information about autism spectrum disorder, including treatment options: http://www.autism-society.org/
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Guided Mindfulness Meditation Practices with Jon Kabat-Zinn, a website devoted to Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn's MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction), which is supported by scientific research: https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, a network funded by SAMHSA, with information about trauma treatment and resources to support traumatized children and adolescents: http://nctsn.org/

Books
These are some of the books I reference for the services I provide:
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Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think by Stanley Greenspan and Serena Wieder
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CBT for Children & Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders edited by Angela Scarpa, Susan Williams White, and Tony Attwood
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The Healing Power of Play: Working With Abused Children by Eliana Gil
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Play and Playfulness edited by Monisha C. Akhtar
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Healing Trauma: Attachment, Mind, Body, and Brain edited by Marion F. Solomon and Daniel J. Siegel
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
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Trauma-Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body Into Treatment by David Emerson
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Mindfulness and Psychotherapy edited by Christopher K. Germer, Ronald D. Siegel, and Paul R. Fulton
These are some books parents may find helpful:
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Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, Revised and Updated by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Play Therapy: The Groundbreaking Book That Has Become a Vital Tool in the Growth and Development of Children by Virginia Axline
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
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The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child by Alan E. Kazdin
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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
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How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children: Meeting the Five Critical Needs of Children... and Parents Too! by Gerald Newmark
These are some of my favorite books written by people who have Autism Spectrum Disorder:
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet
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How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move?: Inside My Autistic Mind by Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay
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Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence by Luke Jackson
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Emergence: Labeled Autistic by Temple Grandin