Autism Trauma

Unlock lasting healing through the power of the vagus nerve—the bestselling guide to understanding how vagus nerve dysfunction and trauma impact inflammation, emotional health, autoimmune disease, and more With practical exercises and body-based tools for regulating your nervous system...

The Ultimate Handbook for Success on the Spectrum – Written by and for Autistic People! I feel like everyone else got a handbook with all the answers, and I never got my copy. This is a common thought among autistic people, because society is built with neurotypical people in mind—but that...

An unlikely self-love story between a broken girl and her strange brain. Using a refreshing, unexpected, and clever combination of self-deprecation and profound insightfulness, Cindy Robinson shares the story of how her ADHD, OCD, and childhood trauma aided both in her downfall as well as her ultimate triumph. Her humorous and heartfelt vignettes invite you to walk alongside her as she attempts to prove she’s “normal” (and fails repeatedly). Determined not to give up on herself, she ultimately finds solace in a surprising place... her strangeness. Witness her artfully blossom from ...

Growing up with Autism is hard enough. Growing up with Autism when you're a little gay weirdo is almost impossible. Greatest Hits of my Childhood Trauma is the story of a boy fighting to exist in a world that would rather throw him away. From overly religious mothers to prison sentences, drug overdoses, psychiatric facilities, bizarre sexual encounters, and queer high school romance, this tale of 90s middle America is heartbreaking, hilarious, and hard to put down. Alex Dark takes us through the darkest parts of his life with a charm that will keep you coming back for more.

“A personal and revealing...memoir from a trailblazing therapist.”—Kirkus Reviews Shares the author’s personal journey to heal his severe childhood trauma as well as his breakthroughs on the path to create Somatic Experiencing Explores how he came to view Einstein as his personal...

Built Different is the raw, unfiltered story of a boy the world tried to destroy — and the man he became when he finally learned he was never broken in the first place. Miguel was orphaned at three, smuggled into the United States by people who saw him as labor, not a child. By seven, he was working the fields. By ten, he knew more about survival than school. ADHD, autism, overstimulation, anxiety, and trauma shadowed every step of his life. He fought, he froze, he shut down, he ran — but he never quit. This book is the story of what happened when he finally met a therapist who ...

Rewritten: A Story of Healing, and Becoming Whole By Christa Cairus She lost everything— her mobility, her identity, and the life she thought she was meant to have. But she refused to let her story end there. At just twenty years old, Christa’s life changed forever after a tragic motorcycle accident left her paralyzed. In the years that followed, she faced trauma, heartbreak, single motherhood, secondary health complications, infertility, and the crushing weight of depression. Yet through every obstacle, she discovered a deeper kind of strength— one built on faith, love, and ...

Psychotherapist Joe Nucci dispels common mental health myths and replaces them with no-nonsense truths and accessible guidance for real healing. The popularization of mental health content on social media has led to an epidemic of mental health misinformation. In Psychobabble, licensed...

Do you ever feel controlled by your life? Is it hard for you to release anger from the past? Are you just surviving and calling it living? Face your fears and their message! Each experience is perfectly aligned for your purpose, peace, and freedom. Listen and trust. Your life lessons will guide you. * * * In her memoir, Lynn Balter shows how she transformed unimaginable traumas into a triumphant life of compassion, purpose, and philanthropy. Her life story illustrates the important lessons she learned while surviving and thriving after childhood trauma, sexual assault, divorce, addiction, ...

Hanna Madelene 3 A Novella – Nr 3 in the Trilogy about Hanna Madelene Chicago, 1940s. Hanna Madelene lives between worlds — mother, wife, and gifted violinist, yet marked since childhood by silence, difference, and a mind that often drifts beyond reach. When trauma shatters the fragile order she has built, her dissociation leads her back across the ocean, to Sweden and the riverbanks of her birth. There, within the walls of Restad Gård asylum, reality bends and blurs. Folklore creatures she once saw as a child — vättar, trolls, even Näcken himself — begin to shimmer through the ...

Parenting can be chaos, a flurry of trial and error, problem-solving, and tears (of difficulty but also of joy!). Katy Elphinstone, an autistic parent who's experienced herself the wonders and the challenges of raising two children, one of whom is autistic, has taken notes on the 'do's' and...

Coming into marriage with high hopes, Shawna faced a cascade of devastating events: divorce, remarriage, infidelity, and emotional neglect in a neurodiverse marriage. With few options left for healing and recovery she remained determined for more. In this authentic account of a wife who is given God's grace far beyond her own strength, the listener can follow Shawna as she loves, weeps, pleads and grieves, and ceaselessly fights for something she believes is possible.

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is little understood. It has captured the public imagination through films and novels portraying individuals with baffling combinations of disability and extraordinary talent, and yet the reality is that it often places a heavy burden on sufferers and their families.

When you have a complete understanding of ASD and the challenges it presents, you can equip your child with all the tools they need to feel comfortable in their own skin, make connections with others, and follow the paths they need to take to achieve their dreams. This comprehensive guide to autism, designed specifically for parents in your situation, will cover everything you need to know to make sure your child has the best start in life.

Adults who have been undiagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face a daily struggle but remain unaware there is a way to make life better. This audiobook explains the process of autism diagnosis through a former patient's personal account after being diagnosed with autism. Containing humorous anecdotes and stories, this audiobook provides an alternative perspective of looking at autism spectrum disorder.

HANNA MADELENE A Novella – Nr 1 in the Trilogy about Hanna Madelene Sweden, 1922. Eighteen-year-old Hanna Madelene lives alone in a rented room in Göteborg. By day, she folds linens, counts coins, and speaks only when spoken to. By night, she hums old hymns and remembers the forest—the moss-thick stillness, the secret songs, the spirits she was told to forget. She left Dalsland two years ago, fleeing a home shaped by silence and sorrow. Her mind, sensitive and attuned, turns every color into meaning, every sound into a signal. The world presses in too sharply—so her inner one grows ...

Leverage the cutting-edge scientific discovery of the polyvagal theory and unlock your body's natural self-healing capabilities with this definitive guide! If you are tired of having to deal with brain fogs, creative blocks, panic attacks, as well as other mental disorders, if you're sick of struggling with chronic illnesses with seemingly no end in sight, then you've come to the right place. The insights and practical advice contained in this guide will give you everything you need to apply the Polyvagal Theory in your daily life and work.

The definitive guide for parents of autisic children, written from the perspective of neurodiversity. Written by Jessie Hewitson, an award-winning journalist at The Times, Autism is the audiobook she wishes she had listened to when her son was first given the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. It combines her own experiences with tips from autistic adults, other parents - including author David Mitchell - as well as advice from autism professionals and academics such as Professor Simon Baron-Cohen.

Autism is often diagnosed during childhood but can also be diagnosed well into adulthood. If you feel you have been misunderstood your whole life, take heart, you are not alone.

Restore Your Brilliance You may be suffering from an anxious mood, persistent distress, agitation, an inability to focus, insomnia, feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or you simply may have lost your mojo. Worse yet, someone in your family may have dementia, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, stroke, autism, mental illness, an addiction or has suffered a concussion and never been the same. Amidst the explosion of new discoveries in neuroscience and our exposure to unprecedented volumes of information a silent tragedy is occurring. We Are Slowly Losing Our Minds After working with hundreds of ...