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A New Approach to Understanding Mental Health, Distress and Neurodiversity

by Dr Sami Timimi ...

**A Sunday Times Book of the Year'A welcome antidote to the dangerous cult of overdiagnosis and the commodification of normal distress' PHILIPPA PERRYHow can we reconsider the way in which we think about, treat and care for those in distress?**More and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism.More and more people are being diagnosed with mental disorders.Young people are being ... Read more

$14.59 USD

**A Sunday Times Book of the Year'A welcome antidote to the dangerous cult of overdiagnosis and the commodification of normal distress' PHILIPPA PERRYHow can we reconsider the way in which we think about, treat and care for those in distress?**More and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism.More and more people are being diagnosed with mental disorders.Young people are being
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Re-Thinking Autism

Diagnosis, Identity and Equality

by Saqib Latif, Tom Billington, Gail Simon, Richard Hassall, Brian McCabe, Anne McGuire, Dan Goodley, Rafaela Zorzanelli, Nick Hodge, Graham Collins, Kim Davies, Tom Muskett, Francisco Ortega, Clarice Rios, Ginny Russell, Mark Haydon Haydon Laurelut ...

Challenging existing approaches to autism that limit, and sometimes damage, the individuals who attract and receive the label, this book questions the lazy prejudices and assumptions that can surround autism as a diagnosis in the 21st Century.Arguing that autism can only be understood through examining 'it' as a socially or culturally produced phenomenon, the authors offer a critique of the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Challenging existing approaches to autism that limit, and sometimes damage, the individuals who attract and receive the label, this book questions the lazy prejudices and assumptions that can surround autism as a diagnosis in the 21st Century.Arguing that autism can only be understood through examining 'it' as a socially or culturally produced phenomenon, the authors offer a critique of the
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The Myth of Autism

Medicalising Men's and Boys' Social and Emotional Competence

by Sami Timimi, Neil Gardner, Brian McCabe ...

In this groundbreaking book, the authors dispute the concept of autism and explore the cultural and political reasons why the number of those diagnosed with it has increased over the years. This is a must-read for students studying autism and related disorders as well as practitioners working in the mental health services. ... Read more

$46.99 USD

In this groundbreaking book, the authors dispute the concept of autism and explore the cultural and political reasons why the number of those diagnosed with it has increased over the years. This is a must-read for students studying autism and related disorders as well as practitioners working in the mental health services.
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Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood

by Sami Timimi ...

Currently, it is common practice among the child psychiatric establishment to prescribe powerful and potentially addictive drugs to children who have emotional or behavioural problems. Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood is a strong challenge to this way of thinking.Sami Timimi uses a wide variety of sources that shape our understanding including his personal ... Read more

$54.99 USD

Currently, it is common practice among the child psychiatric establishment to prescribe powerful and potentially addictive drugs to children who have emotional or behavioural problems. Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood is a strong challenge to this way of thinking.Sami Timimi uses a wide variety of sources that shape our understanding including his personal
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Oo-Camhs

Service Transformation Toolkit

by Sami Timimi, Dianne Tetley, Wayne Burgoine ...

OO-CAMHS could very well begin to change the face of mental health care in the UK Barry Duncan OO-CAMHS is a whole service model that incorporates existing evidence on how to improve outcomes, reduce non-attendance and dropout rates and save money through improved therapeutic efficiency. This service transformation toolkit covers every aspect of improving the mental health of children and young ... Read more

$4.99 USD

OO-CAMHS could very well begin to change the face of mental health care in the UK Barry Duncan OO-CAMHS is a whole service model that incorporates existing evidence on how to improve outcomes, reduce non-attendance and dropout rates and save money through improved therapeutic efficiency. This service transformation toolkit covers every aspect of improving the mental health of children and young
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A New Approach to Understanding Mental Health, Distress and Neurodiversity

by Dr Sami Timimi ...

Narrated by Philip Ishak Arditti ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

Brought to you by Penguin.More and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism.More and more people are being diagnosed with mental disorders.Young people are being medicalised for behaviours that might be explained as entirely normal in other parts of the world.Distress has been commodified over many decades by pharmaceutical companies, the media and the psychiatric establishment.So how ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.More and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD and autism.More and more people are being diagnosed with mental disorders.Young people are being medicalised for behaviours that might be explained as entirely normal in other parts of the world.Distress has been commodified over many decades by pharmaceutical companies, the media and the psychiatric establishment.So how
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How to Survive a Crisis

Lessons in Resilience and Avoiding Disaster

by David Omand ...

Narrated by David Omand ...

Unabridged

13 hours 12 min

Brought to you by Penguin.From the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.In How to Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience in defence, security and intelligence, including ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.From the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.In How to Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience in defence, security and intelligence, including
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How Economics Can Save the World

Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems

by Erik Angner ...

Narrated by Nikolas Salmon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change, inequality, hunger and a global pandemic mean our way of life seems more imperilled and society more divided than ever; but economics can help!From parenting to organ donation, housing to anti-social behaviour, ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change, inequality, hunger and a global pandemic mean our way of life seems more imperilled and society more divided than ever; but economics can help!From parenting to organ donation, housing to anti-social behaviour,
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Manifesto

Unlock the life you deserve and find contentment in your everyday

by Candice Brathwaite ...

Narrated by Candice Brathwaite ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

Sunday Times bestselling author and acclaimed speaker Candice Brathwaite shares her revolutionary and inclusive approach to manifesting.Believing that you deserve abundance is the route to inviting it into your life. But what if your experiences so far have demonstrated the exact opposite? What does Manifesting look like if you're not white, thin, traditionally pretty, or able-bodied? Candice has ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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Sunday Times bestselling author and acclaimed speaker Candice Brathwaite shares her revolutionary and inclusive approach to manifesting.Believing that you deserve abundance is the route to inviting it into your life. But what if your experiences so far have demonstrated the exact opposite? What does Manifesting look like if you're not white, thin, traditionally pretty, or able-bodied? Candice has
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Unshrunk

A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance

by Laura Delano ...

Narrated by Laura Delano ...

Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

**One of NPR’s 2025 “Books We Love”“Delano’s story is compelling, important and even haunting. . . . Her memoir evokes Girl, Interrupted for the age of the prescription pill. . . . In Unshrunk, she tells her own story, and she tells it powerfully.” —Casey Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review“An unsparing account. . . . What makes Unshrunk so valuable is not that Ms. Delano’s mental-health ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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**One of NPR’s 2025 “Books We Love”“Delano’s story is compelling, important and even haunting. . . . Her memoir evokes Girl, Interrupted for the age of the prescription pill. . . . In Unshrunk, she tells her own story, and she tells it powerfully.” —Casey Schwartz, The New York Times Book Review“An unsparing account. . . . What makes Unshrunk so valuable is not that Ms. Delano’s mental-health
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Chicken Boy

My Life With Hens

by Arthur Parkinson ...

Narrated by Arthur Parkinson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A captivating testament to the mutual rewards and delights of keeping chickens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower YardMost of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young – but for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, the other kids in the playground called him 'Chicken Boy'. The quiet ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.A captivating testament to the mutual rewards and delights of keeping chickens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower YardMost of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young – but for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens. Growing up in an ex-mining town in Nottinghamshire, the other kids in the playground called him 'Chicken Boy'. The quiet
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All Through the Night

Why Our Lives Depend on Dark Skies

by Dani Robertson ...

Narrated by Dani Robertson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

Best New Books on Space 2024 – Forbes‘Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging’ – ForbesWhy darkness is so important – to plants, to animals, and to ourselves – and why we must protect it all costs.Darkness is the first thing we know in our human existence. Safe and warm inside the bubble of the womb, we are comfortable in that embracing dark. But as soon as we are bought into the ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Best New Books on Space 2024 – Forbes‘Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging’ – ForbesWhy darkness is so important – to plants, to animals, and to ourselves – and why we must protect it all costs.Darkness is the first thing we know in our human existence. Safe and warm inside the bubble of the womb, we are comfortable in that embracing dark. But as soon as we are bought into the
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