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2025 FINALISTS - NEURODIVERGENT COMMUNITIES
See below for the list of 2025 finalists in the NEURODIVERGENT COMMUNITIES category, for books with a copyright date of 2024.
The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work
2025 Finalist
Author: Ludmila N. Praslova PhD
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 9781523005840
The Canary Code—a Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Book—offers a groundbreaking guide to inclusive workplaces. Drawing on 25+ years of expertise, it presents a globally inclusive, intersectional approach to neurodiversity and talent management, helping leaders create win-win systems that support all employees, especially those most impacted by exclusion.
Different Thinkers: ADHD
2025 Finalist
Authors: Katia Fredriksen, PhD & Yael Rothman, PhD
Illustrator: Jennifer Ball-Cordero
Publisher: Boys Town Press
ISBN: 9798889070108
A child-centered guide that reveals the facts about ADHD. Different Thinkers: ADHD uses concrete language and illustrations to explain how the human brain develops, what it means to have ADHD, how the condition affects emotions and behaviors, and how kids can manage its challenges while building on their individual strengths
The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters — A Science Fiction Anthology of Stories, Poetry, and Art
2025 Finalist
Editors: Anthony Francis and Liza Olmsted
Publisher: Thinking Ink Press
ISBN: 9781942480266
A diverse, hopeful book celebrating neurodiversity through science fiction short stories, poetry, and art that explore encounters between aliens and neurodivergent people. The Neurodiversiverse features stories about autism, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, anxiety, dissociative identity disorder, and more, most by #OwnVoices creators.
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