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The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills Paperback – 12 Feb. 2022

by Sonny Jane Wise (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 1,709 ratings

Did you know that Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills can be useful for Autistic and ADHD individuals too?

As neurodivergent individuals, we often experience different types of distress from living in a society that isn't designed for our differences. It isn't just emotional distress but also meltdowns and sensory distress that we experience too. One of the best things we can do to support ourselves is manage our needs and respond to our distress in a way that works for us.

This is where Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills come in! Unfortunately, DBT skills aren't always accessible, straight-forward or neurodivergent friendly. That's why this workbook of DBT skills has been reframed to be neurodivergent affirming while incorporating sensory strategies, managing meltdowns, stimming and more. Written and designed by an autistic ADHDer, you can learn skills and tool using the five sections:
  • Everyday Well-being
  • Mindfulness
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Sensory Needs

The best part? Each section is colour coordinated with an appealing colour to keep things colourful, engaging and sensory friendly. There's a whole bunch of different tools and worksheets too!

Not sure why you might want or need this workbook? Let me help you out. In this workbook, you can find skills to support you with:
  • recognising meltdown triggers
  • managing meltdowns when they happen
  • figuring out your sensory needs
  • preventing sensory overload
  • developing mindfulness strategies
  • identifying your emotions
  • learning ways to respond to your distress - neurodivergent style

It's also self-paced so if you're an individual, you can do it at home. If you're a professional, there's nothing stopping you from sharing this affirming workbook with a client or keeping this as a go to resource!

About the author

Sonny Jane (they/them) is multiply neurodivergent - or more specifically, an Autistic ADHDer living with Bipolar and in recovery with Borderline Personality Disorder. They're also an internationally recognised lived experience educator, consultant and advocate who's passionate about neurodiversity and supporting neurodivergent individuals.
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    21.59 x 0.48 x 27.94 cm
  5. ISBN-13
    979-8799480684
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09S9JBS8G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 12 Feb. 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 79 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8799480684
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 100 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 0.48 x 27.94 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 1,709 ratings

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Customers find the workbook helpful for understanding themselves better and appreciate its neurodivergent-friendly approach. Moreover, the content is easy to read and understand, with clear diagrams and color-coordinated design features. Additionally, the workbook serves as a simple, page-by-page guide that gets straight to the point.

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Customers find the workbook helpful, particularly noting its value for neurodivergent brains, and one customer mentions its effectiveness in counseling contexts.

"The Neurodivergent-Friendly DBT Workbook is an invaluable resource, offering clear explanations and engaging exercises tailored for neurodiverse..." Read more

"...book to be very useful, and gives you a chance not only to learn some new skills but also to learn more about yourself, and identify areas of your..." Read more

"...or academic over theorised with few suggestions, rather concepts are straight to the point, it references common issues faced, some psycho-education..." Read more

"...Similar to the decide skills but without images, lots of examples and easy to follow...." Read more

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Customers find the workbook easy to read and understand, with clear diagrams and uncomplicated messages.

"...-Friendly DBT Workbook is an invaluable resource, offering clear explanations and engaging exercises tailored for neurodiverse individuals...." Read more

"...No huge chunks of text to get lost in...." Read more

"...(layout, font size, colour, space, uncomplicated messages etc) - making for a refreshing change...." Read more

"...This workbook is so clear and easy to read with colour coding, no images and simple writing...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the workbook's visual appeal, finding it colorful and visually pleasing, with one customer noting its clear illustrations and simple fonts.

"...The book is also laid out in a very visually pleasing way (for me at least!)...." Read more

"...The book has been created in a user friendly way, and I get the design features (layout, font size, colour, space, uncomplicated messages etc) -..." Read more

"...This workbook is so clear and easy to read with colour coding, no images and simple writing...." Read more

"...And it’s so easy to read and understand. It bring colour co-ordinated as well makes it so easy to quickly find the page you’re looking for...." Read more

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Customers find the workbook simple and easy to follow.

"...Very accessible and easy to use." Read more

"...The book has been created in a user friendly way, and I get the design features (layout, font size, colour, space, uncomplicated messages etc) -..." Read more

"...for those who need to reduce visual stress when reading and need simple worksheets. Will suit all ages." Read more

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Customers appreciate the workbook's structure, with one mentioning that each page deals with a different topic, while another notes that it is sectioned into various chapters and gets straight to the point.

"...are broken up by boxes, colours, headers etc, and each page deals with something different. No huge chunks of text to get lost in...." Read more

"...The diagrams are very clear and even give examples. It is sectioned into various chapters which look at various aspects of dbt, such as emotional..." Read more

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  • Lisa. R
    5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible language for young people
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2025
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    The Neurodivergent-Friendly DBT Workbook is an invaluable resource, offering clear explanations and engaging exercises tailored for neurodiverse individuals. Its accessible approach to DBT skills makes emotional regulation and mindfulness more approachable and effective. Highly recommended!
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  • Millandy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, accessible, visually pleasing, and useful.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2023
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    I have found this book to be very useful, and gives you a chance not only to learn some new skills but also to learn more about yourself, and identify areas of your life you might not even be aware you are struggling with. Very easy to dip in and out of; you can spend as much time as you like on each exercise. Even five minutes is enough time for some parts.

    The book is also laid out in a very visually pleasing way (for me at least!). Pages are broken up by boxes, colours, headers etc, and each page deals with something different. No huge chunks of text to get lost in.

    Highly recommend, even for those who may not have any kind of neurodivergent diagnosis, or just think they may be slightly neurodivergent in some way. Very accessible and easy to use.
    9 people found this helpful
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  • Cat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very readable and usable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2023
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    I felt the bio was a great start - it opened the book up as being produced by someone with direct experiences, appealing to me as a therapist and someone who daily personal experiences of neurodiversity. The book has been created in a user friendly way, and I get the design features (layout, font size, colour, space, uncomplicated messages etc) - making for a refreshing change. I read the book in a couple of hours, and now dip in to exercises when needed. It's not pretentious or academic over theorised with few suggestions, rather concepts are straight to the point, it references common issues faced, some psycho-education plus simple interventons. I'll be looking to see what else the author has written.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Mixedmedianewbie
    4.0 out of 5 stars A couple of typos but a good workbook overall.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2025
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    I purchased this workbook as I have the DBT skills workbook but find it hard to read and process a lot of text. This workbook is so clear and easy to read with colour coding, no images and simple writing. It resusces the cognitive load due to the simple fonts and simplified text.

    Similar to the decide skills but without images, lots of examples and easy to follow. Would recommend for anyone who is new to DBT or who can't read a lot of text and wants a simple easy to follow guide.

    The only reason I gave 4 stars is there are a couple of typos and this makes the workbook look unprofessional. But on the whole this is amazing for those who need to reduce visual stress when reading and need simple worksheets. Will suit all ages.
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  • Maxine
    5.0 out of 5 stars So good for neurodivergent people
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2023
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    I bought this book as my therapist recommended it and photocopied some pages out of it but I was struggling to read it in black and white because I’m autistic and dyslexic so it was hard to read so I purchased it myself. And it’s so easy to read and understand. It bring colour co-ordinated as well makes it so easy to quickly find the page you’re looking for. It makes DBT therapy more enjoyable and helps me engage in it fully. As I suffer from adhd as well so it’s easy for me to get bored of certain things but because it’s so positive it’s so easy to do
    7 people found this helpful
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  • FEAA
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all teenagers
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2024
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    If I was still a SENCO at secondary school level I’d buy a copy of this book for all my neurodivergent students and those with high anxiety. A great workbook.
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  • Roz E
    5.0 out of 5 stars Self Help DBT from an ND perspective
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2022
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    I’m an ND therapist, and I’m not a fan of behaviourist approaches generally. The book however provides a broad overview as a useful starting point to empower us to understand our needs as ND humans and start to develop our own individualised strategies.

    The workbook also recognises that the component of standard DBT that focuses on strategies for interpersonal effectiveness isn’t helpful for most ND people, so there’s a whole section on sensory needs and distress tolerance instead.

    The book uses Daniel Siegel’s Window of Tolerance concept which I’ve always used lots when I teach psycho-Ed with clients again to help with emotion regulation/managing overwhelm. Knowledge is power and I find that it’s a framework that makes sense to many clients to help them understand their strengths, sensitivities and triggers.
    13 people found this helpful
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  • Helen L Nelson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing resource!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2024
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    This is full of brilliant DBT worksheets to use with Neurodivergent people and Neurotypical people too. It is pitched at a perfect level of information required - not too wordy or fussy but gets the message across in an effective way. I LOVE this book!! You will not regret purchasing this book.
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  • Rose
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in the United States on 16 June 2025
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    Loving it so far!
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  • RAFFAELLA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Molto stimolante
    Reviewed in Italy on 15 May 2024
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    Materiale ottimo per approfondire
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  • Tilda
    4.0 out of 5 stars So cute!
    Reviewed in Sweden on 12 August 2022
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    It’s so cute and my autistic self is so excited to read it more thoroughly!
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  • Catherine
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful workbook for neurodivergents
    Reviewed in Australia on 11 January 2025
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    This book would be fantastic for someone who is either newly diagnosed & learning about themselves or has known for a long time but was never encouraged to explore their behaviours & triggers in a neurodiversity-affirming way.
    If you are someone who struggles with identifying things about yourself, the workbook contains lots of exercises with prompts to help you learn what to look for. It also contains several sections where you can create physical lists & plans which can help highlight areas where you may need more support/resources.
    Personally I ended up passing the book on to another autistic relative as it didn't necessarily teach me anything I didn't already know for myself, but it would be very beneficial to someone who requires a more logic based approach to finding out what their needs are and how best to accommodate them :)
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  • Taritee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best workbook I've ever purchased
    Reviewed in Canada on 5 December 2022
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    The cover material is a bit odd (it's soft and velvety almost) but it's not too bad. It's a big book like you'd expect from a proper workbook. Some said it's like it's for children. I'm not a child, but this really works for me, the colours, the big spaces, the activities. I'm more incentivised to sit down and work on it and it's helped a great deal being an easier approach to DBT as the original one is too much/overwhelming to help me really. The spelling errors aren't that annoying, and overall I really love the book. I bought it around the same time as I bought an autism workbook because someone suggested this one too, and I'm so glad I got this one way more than the other one. I also found a PDF of this online that I looked through before buying it. It's way better for me to have the physical copy to work through. It seems very much geared towards autism than anything else. It's not particularly light in my opinion, but it's not a heavy/long book. I'm glad it isn't as I have disabilities that make it hard to lift a heavy book like many other autistic people with similar joint issues.

    Edit: I'm adding to my review after spending much more time using it.

    This is my favourite workbook. I'm writing this review because I'd like more people to make use of it. I ended up finding this book because I was searching for autism workbooks. This has been by far the most effective in being educational + being an actual workbook at the same time. I saw a review saying they felt it was designed for children. It is not. IMO, it should work well for anyone of any age and background as long as they can read at a basic level. For young elementary school children, they will need an adult guide.

    This is my first proper DBT workbook and so it works well as an introductory book for me. But that being said, I don't intend to look into DBT further at this time as this book provides more than enough for me to work on. Some reviews state (cannot recall verbatim) that it isn't traditionally DBT and has parts that are more about acceptance than realising and combating challenges. So I was worried it would be an enabling-toned type of book. I haven't figured out which part of the book is like that. I'm really glad it isn't like that, at least for me. It's relatively neutral and helpful in relaying the tools you'd need.

    I've found through several other purchases that these autism/ND workbooks usually have vast amounts of space and very little material in them. This book is a brilliant balance of both. I have less than 10 pages to work through at this stage and it's been helping my mental/emotional health.

    There are plenty of typos but none were so bad that I'd deduct a star, just not as clean and professional as I'm used to.

    The cover material is odd/uncommon, but I don't mind it. It's like a smooth silky type of texture that's cooling to touch. The paper is fine to use with regular felt tips and biros. I wrote on the inside of the back cover with a Sharpie and it bled through, which was a first for me. Otherwise, it's been working well as a workbook.

    The pastel colours on the cover and throughout the chapters are subtle and lovely to look at and soothing. But that's an entirely personal preference.

    For pages 5, 6, 23 etc., where there are boxes to fill in information that may change over time (values, needs etc), I used Post-It notes that fit quite nicely so that I can replace any notes if I need to.

    It has a meltdown dedicated portion, but no shutdowns. As I don't have those types of meltdowns per se and mostly have shutdowns, I just replaced some of the words myself. And skipped that portion a bit as it isn't relevant to me. As such, the workbook doesn't cover absolutely everything as it's for neurodivergents, not just people with autism and it doesn't cover every aspect of ASD obviously due to how vast and different symptoms and challenges can be. But it is definitely leaning towards worksheets that are helpful to those with ASD generally. I really love this workbook, and I hope it can help you as much as it helps me.
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