Bipolar Autism

In this book, David Gray-Hammond takes us on a journey through the landscape of being Autistic and Psychotic. Using both personal and professional experience, he interweaves academic literature with personal anecdotes, giving context to the loosely studied area of psychosis in Autistic people. David highlights the impact of the lack of understanding, as well as discussing how one might help an Autistic person experiencing psychosis. Further to this, he considers how we might redefine the role of psychiatry in the lives of Autistic people and how we might address the social issues that ...

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...

What if the person destroying you gets a diagnosis everyone is afraid to question? In mental health culture, ADHD, autism, trauma, depression, bipolar disorder, and neurodivergence are conditions that must be protected from stigma. But what happens when a narcissistic, antisocial, or psychopathic individual uses that protected language to excuse cruelty, coercive control, gaslighting, sadism, and emotional abuse? A partner is drained by chronic irresponsibility and told it was just untreated ADHD. A friend is subjected to rigid control and lectured that it is the predictability need of ...

Personal Transformation Based on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion What's your most important goal? Why does it matter so deeply? How will you overcome the obstacles? Answer these questions with sincerity, proceed with mindfulness and compassion, and you have just set in motion a revolutionary...

"David Stifel provides a confident professorial tone in his narration of [Eric] Kandel's fascinating audiobook. Listeners searching for a fundamental review of neurobiology will find it satisfyingly comprehensive." — AudioFile Magazine Eric R. Kandel, the winner of the Nobel Prize in...

Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for You and Your Loved Ones is a concise, essential guide to bipolar disorders. Written in a non-technical jargon, this guide is ideal for patients and their families who wish to gain an understanding of bipolar disorders, those looking for support, paths for moving forward, and advice for living with the disease.

THE MIND IS A FRAGILE FORTRESS. ARE YOU READY TO SEE WHAT LIES BENEATH? Sanity is a thin veil. Behind it lies a landscape of terrifying beauty and profound pain—a world where voices whisper from empty rooms, where memory crumbles like dry sand, and where the self can shatter into a dozen pieces to survive. In Abnormal Psychology Summarized, Devon Kade and The Sum It Collective provide a lantern in the dark. This is not just a dry textbook of symptoms; it is a high-speed journey through the history, biology, and reality of the human condition. Whether you are a psychology student drowning ...

Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin cut a striking figure in the Army: athletic, quick witted, devout, and studious, he was a natural leader. Thanks to his engineering and leadership knowhow, Martin was chosen to lead the thousands of combat engineers who paved the way for 100,000 Army troops to battle their way to Baghdad in 2003. Only years later would he learn how the pressure of organizing dozens of simultaneous life-or-death missions each day altered the biochemistry of his brain. Bipolar General offers a candid account of Martin's personal journey with undiagnosed mental illness.

A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions. In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. Current data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 41 percent increase in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the past decade and a forty-fold spike in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Similarly, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder has increased by 78 percent since 2002.

Bloomsbury presents The Shape of Things Unseen by Adam Zeman, read by Ciaran Saward. ‘Fascinating, absorbing and educative’ A. C. Grayling ‘Highly original and beautifully written’ Dominic Lawson A compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research...

A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be “disabilities,” revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths. In The Power of Different, psychiatrist and bestselling...

This book demystifies and rectifies the problems inherent in autism by examining in clear terms the whole panorama of the subject, not just individual bits, beginning with its history and including practical advice at every level, yet without being an overblown medical-type textbook. It unravels and demystifies medical, psychiatric, and psychological terminology to reveal what autism really is and what it means to be autistic in day-to-day life and then analyzes its strengths and weaknesses in order to offer practical and constructive advice on dealing with it directly on its own terms, as ...

Set in Blackpool, Lancashire. After emerging from a coma, Molly is thrust into a world of deceit, betrayal, and hidden truths. Haunted by amnesia, she struggles to piece together fragments of her past, clinging to the one person she trusts implicitly. Her previous marriage holds dark secrets of abuse and undisclosed conditions that remain shrouded in her lost memories. As a team of detectives races against time to unravel the mystery of her disappearance, Molly's husband becomes the prime suspect in her supposed murder. PC Carter harbours a gut feeling that Molly is still alive, sparking a ...

Molly Chapman, a mother of three, finds her once-loving marriage falling apart. Struggling with her mental health and neurodivergence, she seeks support from her psychiatrist. To escape her troubled home life, Molly walks her puppy along the beach, where she encounters a handsome stranger. One night, after another fight with her husband, Molly contemplates taking her own life but falls from the sea wall under mysterious circumstances. Injured and in a coma, Molly wakes up with no memory of her life and a stranger by her bedside. As Molly questions her new reality, will she uncover the truth...

Edward appears to be an ordinary mature college student studying forensic science, but behind his quiet exterior lies a dark obsession with the dark web.Addicted to its anonymity, Edward immerses himself in illegal chat rooms and unsettling content. His fascination with the shadows of the human mind begins to blur the lines between his online world and reality. When Phoebe, a fellow student, takes an interest in Edward, she has no idea he’s been stalking women at the college—and she might be next. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Carter and his team are investigating the suspicious death ...

Told with shocking honesty and in unbelievable detail, Bipolar: A Gift of Thorns is a profoundly insightful memoir that shines a light on one woman’s courageous journey and the stigma of bipolar disorder.

Develop a healthy outlook on life and assess your own mental health with this informative guided workbook to staying positive and living life to the fullest—no matter what you’re going through. Do you struggle with stress, worry, anxiety, or depression? Feeling Good is here to help you take...

Discover the complete guide to bipolar disorder. Learn about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for both Bipolar I and Bipolar II. Explore the historical journey and evolution of understanding this condition, including the genetic, neurochemical, and environmental factors contributing to its development.

Unlike depression and other serious illnesses, bipolar disorder affects millions of people around the world. Whether you, a friend or family member, are diagnosed with Bipolar, or if you think that someone you know might have Bipolar, this audiobook is a great first call point for advice and support. The audiobook includes validated tips and methods on how to identify signs of bipolar disorder, a number of solutions to treat symptoms from diet to licensed clinicians and support group assistance, and how to recognize and predict the signs of an oncoming bipolar episode.

"Intelligent, politically bold, and beautiful to browse [...] Every bookshelf needs a copy." — Disability Arts Online "An inclusive and upbeat collection ideal for classrooms and libraries" — School Library Journal In this biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes, and...