

and friendships more openly. I need clear-cut communication and honesty You won’t embarrass me – just be honest with me! Honesty and understanding are essential. I have no energ y for bullshit! (Eliza)
And remember, you are amazing as you are, so don’t t change to be what someone else wants you to be!
If you feel comfortable doing so, then it may be helpful to explain to a future partner that you have PDA. This
Discover our handpicked selection of books created to empower and represent students, especially those facing unique challenges. Whether they are neurodivergent, gender non-conforming, experiencing disrupted home lives, or navigating additional learning needs, disabilities, or mental health struggles, these books are designed with them in mind. For teachers and school staff, these books are full of practical solutions: creative classroom strategies, effective teaching techniques, and whole-school approaches. Written by experts, these resources support Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SENCos, mental health leads, and school leaders in improving the wellbeing of both staff and pupils.
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Creating a NeurodiversityAffirming Classroom
Easy Ways to Achieve Access, Agency and Wellbeing for All Kara Dymond
July 2025 | £16.99 | 256pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781839978807
The Neurodiverse Classroom A Teacher’s Guide to Individual Learning Needs and How to Meet Them
Victoria Honeybourne
May 2018 | £16.99 | 192pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781785923623
All About Neurodiversity
The Card Deck
Kathy Hoopmann, Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett
100 therapeutic cards exploring neurodivergent identity, prepared by a globally best-selling team of authors and clinical psychologists, accompanied by a short user guide.
Sep T e M ber 2025 | £30 | 100pp | r efere N ce c ard S | IS b N-9781805010388
Executive Function Essentials in the Classroom Strategies to Support Learning and Growth
Zoe Beezer
A guide for teachers on how to support students struggling with their executive functions with strategies for the classroom, as well as activities for pupils and guides for parents.
March 2025 | £15.99 | 224pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805010777
The Autism Works Now!® Method
Susan Osborne and Joanne Lara
How to help autistic students develop the necessary transition skills for getting and keeping a meaningful job.
Nove M ber 2024 | £22.99 | 336pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805012672
Jane Emerson and Robert Jennings
Foreword by Joe Latham
A comprehensive and accessible Dyscalculia and Maths difficulties assessment tool for students aged between 6 to 18, that can be used by maths teachers, teaching assistants, qualified maths assessors, as well as by parents at home.
July 2025 | £49.99 | 144pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805011750
“An indispensable resource. I firmly believe that the best grounding for understanding and helping students with learning differences is found in the classroom, where one has the chance to watch and listen to learners as they think through their developing understanding of numeracy. This book gives teachers the guidance to develop those skills.”
- Steve Chinn PhD, FRSA, AMBDA, author of The Trouble with Maths
SALLY CAT AND BROOK MADERA Foreword by TBC
The Insider Guide to PDA
Sally Cat and Brook Madera
Illustrated by Sally Cat and Brook Madera
Ja N uary 2026 | £14.99 | 160pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781399830690
The Parents’ and Professionals’ Simple Guide to PDA
Eliza Fricker and Laura Kerbey
Illustrated by Eliza Fricker
Sep T e M ber 2025 | £12.99 | 112pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805018117
Stop the World I Want to Get Off!
“Readable, down to earth and filled with real-life examples, Laura and Eliza have produced a simple guide to something which often doesn’t feel simple at all.”
- Dr Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist and author of When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse
A Guide to Understanding and Supporting the Recovery of Autistic Burnout in Children and Young People
Jodie Clarke
Ja N uary 2025 | £14.99 | 160pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805012559
Everything you need to know about pathologicalavoidance,demand from those who live it.
Building Social Awareness in Autistic Children and their Peers Using Minecraft®
A Step by Step Guide to Running NeurodiversityAffirming Groups (Revised Edition)
Raelene Dundon
Illustrated by Chloe-Amber Scott d ece M ber 2025 | £24.99 | 224pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805018537
Joy
An Autistic and ADHD Guide to Uncovering the Study Skills that Work for You
Victoria Honeybourne
An empowering guide to revolutionise how Autistic and ADHD students (age 14+) studyputting them in the driver’s seat as the experts of their own brains.
July 2025 | £22.99 | 240pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805012535
A Study Skills Survival Guide for Neurodivergent Learners
A Pick n Mix of Study Skills Strategies for ADHD, Autistic, Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Learners
Julia Childs
Illustrated by Jules Scheele
The ultimate pick ‘n ‘mix study guide filled with strategies and templates from timetables to summaries and doodle boxes with something for EVERY neurodivergent brain to choose from and develop the best study skills skillset for their brain.
Sep T e M ber 2025 | £18.99 | 256pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805011859
Siobhan Collingwood
Being A Trauma–Informed School All Year Round
Being A Trauma–Informed School All Year Round
Strategies to Support Children
Siobhan Collingwood
Ju N e 2026 |
£19.99 | 240pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805019404
Becoming a TraumaInformed Restorative Educator
Practical Skills to Change Culture and Behavior
Joe Brummer and Margaret Thorsborne
Foreword by Dr Lori L. Desautels
Ju N e 2024 | £27.99 | 240pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781839975684
The A-Z of TraumaInformed Teaching Strategies and Solutions to Help with Behaviour and Support for Children Aged 3-11
Sarah Naish, Anne Oakley, Hannah O’Brien, Sair Penna and Daniel Thrower
a ugu ST 2023 | £19.99 | 352pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781839972058
Trauma-Informed Approaches in UK Schools
A Guide for Senior Mental Health Leads
Gemma Fieldsend and Jessica Parker
Lead the way in creating a trauma-sensitive school environment where students feel safe, supported and able to thrive.
This essential guide equips newly qualified Senior Mental Health Leads (SMHLs) with the knowledge and tools to get to grips with the broad remit of the role.
Ju N e 2026 | £22.99 | 192pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781839979422
A Research-Based Guide for Families and Frontline Staff Working with Neurodivergent Individuals
Kate E. Reynolds
In this clear-sighted and research-based guide Kate Reynolds delivers preventive and responsive tools that can be used to help neurodivergent individuals who engage in sexualized acts in childhood through to adulthood before referral to psychiatric services or involvement of law enforcement.
Ju N e 2025 | £26.99 | 320pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805010104
Harmful Sexual Behaviour and Autism
Working with Children and Young People
David Russell, Dr Sophie King-Hill, Stuart Allardyce and Professor Clare Allely
Ja N uary 2026 | £25 | 224pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805010524
Working with Children and Young People
The School Mental Health Response Handbook
Practical Strategies for Educators and Support Staff
Ali D’Amario and Tina Rae
March 2025 | £19.99 | 272pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805013860
The Feelings Furballs
Emotional Regulation Activities and Ideas for the Classroom
Lynn How
May 2026 | £24.99 | 208pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805017721
Taya the Tortoise Activity Book for Children who Bottle Up, Retreat or Disconnect
Dr. Karen Treisman
Illustrated by Sarah Peacock
Ages 5-10
Nove M ber 2025 | £27.99 | 240pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805017950
Emotion Coaching with Children and Young People in Schools
Promoting Positive Behavior, Wellbeing and Resilience
Louise Gilbert, Licette Gus and Janet Rose
Foreword by John Gottman, Ph.D.
a ugu ST 2021 | £20.99 | 192pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781787757981
Burnout-Free Working Your Expert Guide to Thriving in a Stressful Workplace
Richard Duggins
Ages 5-10 a pr I l 2025 | £14.99 | 224pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805012467
The Ultimate, No-Nonsense Guide to Understanding Disability and Unlearning Ableism
Celia Chartres-Aris and Jamie Shields
The ultimate real-world guide on tackling ableism, head on.
Written by people who get it, this book is a call to action from Disabled advocates and changemakers from around the world. Let’s shake things up, challenge the status quo, and unlearn ableism together with accountability and action. Ready? Let’s do this.
Nove M ber 2025 | £18.99 | 380pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805018759
“In unschooling families, the problem of learning is about the parents’ learning, not the children’s. To support their children, parents must unlearn old, habitual ways of thinking and learn new, mindful ways. Esther Jones provides here a wonderful guide for doing this.”
- Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn
Isn’t For (and what you can do instead)
School Isn’t For Everyone (and what you can do instead)
A Practical Neuro-affirming Guide to Unschooling
Heidi Steel
Illustrated by Becky Whinnerah
A practical and welcoming guide to unschooling, featuring case studies from parents and exercises to help you adapt theory to practice.
f ebruary 2026 | £16.99 | 224pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781805018056
A Practical Neuro-affirming Guide to Unschooling
The School is Lava A Story About Emotionally-Based School Avoidance
Danielle Jata-Hall
Illustrated by Samantha Webb
An illustrated exploration of emotionally based school avoidance for children aged 8-12.
Ju N e 2026 | £10.99 | 64pp | Trade paperback | IS b N-9781399830416 Coming soon