Resources
Welcome to our Resource page! Below, you’ll find a collection of up to date useful links, reads, community supports & services, as well as contact details for emergency support services that might be helpful to you or the teen you are supporting.
Please feel free to explore these resources to deepen your understanding of adolescent development and enhance your skills in supporting adolescents therapeutically. If you have any additional resources to suggest or you cannot find what you are looking for, please get in touch and we will be happy to assist.
Useful links
AUsome Autism Training – https://ausometraining.com/
Autism & Screen Times and Trauma – https://youtu.be/3fSMKiL2C3U?feature=shared
PDA Explained – https://youtu.be/UHv0XSS5pJU?feature=shared
AsIAm – https://asiam.ie/
ADHD Ireland – https://adhdireland.ie/
IACP – https://iacp.ie/
Dr. Naomi D. Fisher – https://www.naomifisher.co.uk/
Autistic Girls Network – https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/
Kieran Rose – https://theautisticadvocate.com/
Childversity – Childversity – Specialising in Neuroaffirmative Autism assessments /Kildare
The Children’s Clinic – thechildrensclinic.ie
The Adult Autism – The Adult Autism Practice
Useful Reads
What Your Teen is Trying to Tell You
Yes Your Teen Is Crazy: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
by Michael J. Bradley
Yes, Your Parents Are Crazy!: A Teen Survival Handbook
by Michael J. Bradley
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids
by Mona Delahooke
A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education
by Naomi Fisher
PDA in the Family: Life After the Lightbulb Moment
by Steph Curtis, Chris Curtis, et al
Can’t Not Won’t: A Story About A Child Who Couldn’t Go To School
by Eliza Fricker
The Strengths-Based Guide to Supporting Autistic Children: A Positive Psychology Approach to Parenting
by Claire O’Neill
Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person: A Parent’s Handbook to Supporting Newly Diagnosed Teens and Pre-Teens
by Cathy Wassell
The Secrets of My Spectrum (Books by Callum Knight)
by Callum Knight
Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
by Amanda Diekman
Standing Up for Myself: An empowering book for Neurodivergent kids and teens about boundaries, sensitivity, personal space, consent, power play and self advocacy
by Evaleen Whelton
Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma
by Amy Pearson and Kieran Rose
Supporting Children and Young People Through Autistic Burnout (A Workbook For Parents Of Autistic Children)
by Viv Dawes
Autism and Eating Disorders in Teens: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
by Fiona Fisher Bullivant and Sharleen Woods
Useful Community Supports & Services
St Brigid Family & Community Centre – http://stbrigidsfcc.ie/
Barnardos – https://www.barnardos.ie/
Rainbows Ireland – https://www.rainbowsireland.ie/
Waterford Youth Service – https://wstcys.ie/
Waterford Youthreach – http://www.waterfordyouthreach.ie/
Waterford Parent Hub – https://parenthub.brillfrc.ie/
Foroige – https://www.foroige.ie/
In Case of Emergency
Call 999 or 112 if you or someone you know needs immediate medical help
Pieta House – https://www.pieta.ie/how-we-can-help/helpline/
Samaritans – https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
Aware – https://www.aware.ie/urgent-help/
HSE Help Line – https://www2.hse.ie/contact/
Child Line – https://www.childline.ie/
Women’s Aid – https://www.womensaid.ie/get-help/support-services/find-support-locally/waterford/
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