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Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is a wholly independent company, committed to publishing books that make a difference.

The company was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and has grown since then to now publish over 250 books a year. JKP is known for long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. More recently they have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, and practical theology. JKP has a range of graphic novels across these subject areas, and books for children, on issues including bereavement, depression and anger. In 2016, JKP was awarded Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year by the British Book Industry Awards.

In 2006 a new imprint, Singing Dragon, was born.

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The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Steph Jones uses her professional and lived experience to explore everything she wished she had have known about being autistic and in therapy. Covering everything from red flags, the often asked “is it autism or trauma?' and ableism in therapy, setting boundaries and investigating how therapists can become neurodivergent affirming.

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Roots and Rebellion

Personal Stories of Resisting Racism and Reclaiming Identity

Foreword by Dr Arun Verma; By Various Authors; Edited by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers

From the winners of the JKP Writing Prize, this anthology of stories speaks to the humanity and bravery found in resistance against racism and the various ways it can manifest. Spanning generations, cultures, and communities, these prize-winning personal essays explore what it means to reclaim identity through personal, heartfelt resistance.

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Autistic and Black

Our Experiences of Growth, Progress and Empowerment

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Kala Allen Omeiza explores what it means to be Black and autistic in this insightful and vitally important book. With contributions from across the world, this book dives deep into topics from BLM to anti-Black racism and mental health negligence.

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Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition

Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

A cradle-to-grave guide to female autistic experience combining personal accounts with academic research, with chapters on childhood, education, employment, healthcare, gender identity and ageing.

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PDA in the Family

Life After the Lightbulb Moment

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Notes for Neuro Navigators

The Allies' Quick-Start Guide to Championing Neurodivergent Brains

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

What do autistics want you to know, and how can you support them best? This frank and easy-to-read guide sets out the basics in a no-nonsense way. If you want to make the lives of your autistic friends and family happier and easier, this is the book you need.

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Making Sense of Your Senses

Sensory Solutions Workbook

By Monique Thoonsen; Illustrated by Ruud Bijman
Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound are the five senses we all know about. But did you know there are three more? And they’re very important. This activity filled workbook for 7-12-year-olds teaches kids all about sensory processing, the effects it has on how they feel and how to identify the right kind of sensory input to feel better.

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We're All Neurodiverse

How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Radical, accepting and kind. This is the neurodiversity paradigm. This guide challenges your assumptions of who is and isn’t neurodivergent with own voice narratives reflecting on intersections of race, gender and sexuality and directly opposes the pathology paradigm. At its heart, it is a rallying cry to be a neurodiversity affirming society.

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Thumbsucker

An illustrated journey through an undiagnosed autistic childhood

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Eliza Fricker, comes an illustrated graphic novel that explores her neurodivergent childhood. Full of personal anecdotes and insights, Eliza’s is a story that will resonate with many adults, and shine a light on how we can learn from the past and better support neurodivergent children in the future.

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I am an Autistic Girl

A Book to Help Young Girls Discover and Celebrate Being Autistic

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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ADHD Girls to Women

Getting on the Radar

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

A research-informed look at the unique challenges of girls and women with ADHD, from an international ADHD expert, drawing on the lived experiences of ADHD women and girls to provide tips and strategies for stronger emotional regulation and self-understanding.

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Stories of Autistic Joy

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Laura Kate Dale and 15 contributors from across the world open the door and look in on the candid, intimate moments that celebrates what it means to feel autistic joy.

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Pride Families

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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My Grief Handbook

Why Grief Hurts and How to Cope

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Gender is Really Strange

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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