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Recommended Booklist

This list, which also appears on our blog, contains some of our favorite mental health-related books for parents, kids, and teens.

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Autism

Image of book NeuroTrives by Steve Silberman about autism and neurodiversity
Image of book Uniquely Human by Barry Prizant about autism
Image of book Unmasking Autism by Devon Price about neurodiversity and autism
Image of book Look Me In the Eye, My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison about autism
Image of book Recognizing Autism in Women & Girls by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh
Image of book The Autistic Brain by Temple Grandin about living with autism
Image of book He's Not Naughty a Children's Guide to Autism by Deborah Brownson
Image of book Trampoline Boy by Nan Forler about a child's experience with autism

Neurodiversity

Image of book A Kid's Book About Neurodiversity by Laura Petix
Image of book Wonderfully Wired Brains An Introduction to Neurodiversity by Louise Gooding

ADHD

Image of book My Brain is a Racecar by Nell Harris about kids with ADHD
Image of book Too Much An Overwhleming Day by Jolene Gutierrez about sensory overstimulation
Image of book Driven to Distraction Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey
Image of book Mindfullness for Teens with ADHD by Debra Burdick
Image of book Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens by Sharon Hansen about helping teens with ADHD stay focused

Anxiety

Image of book Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cook about anxiety in children
Image of book When My Worries Get Too Big by Kari Dunn Buron about anxiety in children
Image of book What to Do When You Worry Too Much by Dawn Huebner about anxiety in children
Image of book The Anxiety and Worry Workbook by David Clark and Aaron Beck
Image of book Growing Up Brave by Donna Pincus about children and anxiety showing a brave girl on a high swing flying high in the sky

Nutrition & Mental Health
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Image of book This is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo about nutritional psychiatry showing a brain made up by a fork and food
Image of book The Better Brain by Bonnie Kaplan and Julia Ruckledge about nutritional psychiatry with a brain made up of a purple cauliflower
Image of book Nutritional Treatments to Improve Mental Health Disorders by Anne Procyk with lemons, leaves, essential fatty acids, omega fatty acids, herbs

Eating Disorders

Image of book How to Nourish Your Child Through an Eating Disorder by Casey Crosbie and Wendy Sterling with a plate, fork and knife depicting the plate-by-plate method
Image of book When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder by Lauren Mulheim
Image of book Brave Girl EAting by Harriet Brown with a brave girl facing food
Image of book Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
Image of book Unapologetic Eating by Alissa Rumsey with a shattered plate
Image of book Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison about intuitive eating
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