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Resource Recommendations by Category 

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Social Communication and Competency Secondary to ASD and Related Neuro Developmental Differences​
Books
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  • Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism  by Barry Prizant, PhD
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  • Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think by Stanley I Greenspan, MD and Serena Wieder, PhD
Social Communication
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Development
Books
  • The Yes Brain: How to cultivate,  courage, curiosity and resilience in your child  by Daniel J. Siegel, MD and Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
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  • Brainstorm: The Power and the Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel, MD
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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, PhD
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  • Natural Childhood: by John Thomson
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  • The Gardener and the Carpenter by Alison Gopnik
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  • Scientist in the Crib: what early learning tells us about the mind by Alison Gopnik and Andrew Meltzoff
Development
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Play​
Books
  • ​Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul by Stuart Brown
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  • The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally  by David Elkind, PhD
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  • A Child’s Work: the Importance of Fantasy Play  by Vivian Gussin Paley​
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  • Deep Play by Diane Ackerman
Articles
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Play
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Shared Space and Environment
Books
  • Childhood’s Domains: Play and Place in Child Development by Robin C. Moore
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  • A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander
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  • Adventures in Risky Play by Rusty Keeler
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  • The Communication Friendly Spaces Approach: Re-thinking learning environments for Children and families by Elizabeth Jarman
Articles
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Shared Space
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Outdoor Learning
Books
  • ​Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Bharat Cornell
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  • Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
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  • 15 Minutes Outside: 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids by Rebecca P Cohen​
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  • Noah's Children: Restoring the Ecology of Childhood by Sara Stein
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  • Deep Nature Play: A Guide to Wholeness, Aliveness, creativity and inspired learning  by Joseph Bharat Cornell
OUtdoor Learning
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Speech Intelligibility
Articles
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Speech Intelligibility
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Voice and Breath Work
Books
  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
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  • Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Chris Gilbert PhD
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  • Anatomy of Breathing: by Blandine Calais-Germain​
Voice and Breath Work
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Social Anxiety
Books
  • ​Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers by Eli Lebowitz and Haim Omer
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  • How to Train a Wild Elephant: and Other Adventures in Mindfulness by Jan Chozen Bays
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  • The Five Keys to Mindful Communication: Using Deep listening and mindful speech to strengthen relationships, heal conflicts and accomplish your goals by Susan Gillis Chapman​​
Social Anxiety
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