Mind Over Manner would like to acknowledge Sonia Gray and her skilled team for this valuable podcast series. Contributions from Susan Haldane – Founder and Creative Director of Mind Over Manner have been included in Episode 4 and Episode 10
Original Resources
Flashcards
A free to download and print booklet which explores the creative non-verbal communication strategy that is flashcards.
Contains a number of pre-made flashcards and a blank template.
As seen in our neurodiversity workshops!
Sensory Audit
A free to download and print booklet providing basic guidelines to conduct a sensory audit of your school, workplace, or event. Optimised for printing in A4 or A5 sizing.
Poster - Takiwātanga
A free to download and print poster for your home or office celebrating Takiwātanga, the Māori word for ‘autism’. Meaning "in their own time and space"
Optimised for printing in A3 and A4 sizing."
External Resources
Film and Documentary
Maori TV - Nathan Wallis 2023
https://maoriplus.co.nz/details/TV_SHOW/collection/6326786451112/kids-dont-come-with-a-manual.
Sensory Overload (Short) - http://vimeo.com/52193530
Snowcake (2006)
Temple Grandin (2010)
Life, Animated (2016)
Books
Scattered
Gabor Mate
Every Day With ADHD
Kerry Cooney
Look Me in the Eye
John Elder Robison
Autism and the Edges of the Known World
Olga Bogdashina
Uniquely Human
Barry M. Prizant
The Autistic Brain
Temple Grandin
Thinking in Pictures
Temple Grandin
Aspergers Syndrome
Tony Attwood
Sensational Kids
Lucy Jane Millar
Sensory Integration and the child
A.Jean Ayres
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Black Sails White Rabbits an Honest Account of Being Bi Polar
Kevin A. Hall
Neurotribes
Steve Silberman
Switched On – The Emerging Science of Neuro Stimulation
Jon Elder Robison
Life Space Crisis Intervention
Nicholas j Long, Mary M Wood, Frank A Fecuser
The Guide to Good Mental Health on the Autistic Spectrum
Jeanette Purkis, Dr Emma Goodall and Dr Jane Nugent
Websites
OAR – Organisation for Autism Research
Very useful information for teachers (and this can work as a guide to parents with what sort of help to ask for in schools)
Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand