Messy Art: The Brain Building Power of Sensory Play
This blog post was written by Anna Reyner, MA, ATR, LMFT, author of Trauma Informed Art Activities for Early Childhood. Messy Art activities are one…
Category: Mental health
Blog posts, articles, think-pieces and Q&A’s presented by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and associated authors on and around the subject of mental health.
A Neurodiversity-Positive Approach to Empower and Engage Participants Through Art Therapy
In this blog, written by Jessica Woolhiser Stallings the author of Special Interests in Art Therapy with Autistic People, she shares about her own ADHD…
Girls with Autism Becoming Women
Autistic girls and women often go un-or-underdiagnosed. Heather Stone Wodis’ book Girls with Autism Becoming Women investigates the experiences of seven autistic women as they…
ARFID: When Finding Food Is Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack
ARFID: When Finding Food Is Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack Read an extract from Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate on the topic of Avoidant/Restrictive…
Creative Arts Therapies and Clients with Eating Disorders
Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders This post was written by JKP author Annie Heiderscheit. Eating Disorders Awareness Week is February 26 – March 3, 2024 in order…
4 Commonly Missed Signs of Childhood OCD
4 Commonly Missed Signs of Childhood OCD This blog post was written by parenting expert and therapist Natasha Daniels. Natasha is the bestselling author of…
Author Q&A with Steph Jones – The Autistic Therapist
Author Q&A with Steph Jones – The Autistic Therapist Congrats on the release of your book Steph! Can you tell us how it came about?…
Burnout is not your fault, and you CAN do something about it!
Burnout is not your fault, and you CAN do something about it! This blog post was written by written by Debbie Sorensen, PhD, clinical psychologist…
Music-Based Tips to Ease the Season of Joy for Children with Autism
The holiday season is filled with get-togethers, festive events, and treasured family traditions! Yet, children with autism and their families, may face unique challenges as…
Why Bereavement is SO Hard
Why Bereavement is SO Hard In this blog post you can find an extract from My Grief Handbook by David Trickey, Beck Ferrari, and Olivia…