Play Interventions for Neurodivergent Children and Adolescents

This revamped second edition provides several play interventions designed to address a variety of common mental health needs that neurodivergent children face, such as social navigation, regulation, relationship development, anxiety issues, identity struggles, and self-advocacy.

Robert Jason Grant is a licensed professional counselor, national board-certified counselor, registered play therapist-supervisor, and a certified autism specialist based in Missouri, USA.

1. The Neurodiversity Paradigm and Ableist Practices 2. Relationship Development and Rapport Building 3. Therapy Planning and Goal Setting 4. Creating Structured Play Interventions 5. Play Therapy and the Therapeutic Powers of Play 6. The Role of the Practitioner and the Parent 7. Social Navigation Interventions 8. Feeling Identification and Expression Interventions 9. Regulation Interventions 10. Sensory Processing Interventions 11. Connection and Relationship Development Interventions 12. Executive Functioning Interventions 13. Strengths Development Interventions 14. Identity (Self-Worth) Interventions 15. Advocacy Interventions