Currently, we at Embracing Neurodiversity offer two books to help people better understand the complexities of neurodiversity. Both of our books cover the four overlapping symptoms of Autism (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), and Trauma-related challenges. One book is for parents, and the other is for churches.
Other books in the planning will cover the criminal justice system, education, and the distinction between metacognition and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
Parent Resource Description
Embracing Hope: Innovative Strategies to Empower Parents Raising Neurodiverse Teens is a comprehensive guide by Carl Young & Joel Sheagren that addresses parents raising neurodiverse teens with autism (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and trauma-related challenges. The authors, both fathers with personal experience, connect neuroscience with practical, innovative parenting strategies, along with stories and insights into the distinction between symptoms and behaviors. You will laugh and cry and walk away with a resource that changes how you provide care for those you love.
Revolutionary Approach
The book breaks new ground by:
First to explicitly include FASD in neurodiversity discussions alongside ASD, ADHD, and trauma
Dual-father perspective combining personal experience with evidence-based research
Integrated framework treating these four profiles as interconnected rather than separate conditions
Church Resource Description
Embrace Neurodiversity: A Church Resource for Supporting Neurodivergent People and Families is the second book in the Embraced series. This book is not just another book about inclusion—it is a groundbreaking, faith-filled resource that reshapes how churches, leaders, and families see neurodivergent people. With rare clarity and compassion, Joel Sheagren and Carl Young introduce an innovative approach that moves beyond labels and behavior management into true understanding, practical support, and life-giving connection. Drawing from lived experience, pastoral insight, and real-world ministry application, this book equips readers to recognize the hidden strengths within ASD, ADHD, FASD, and trauma-impacted neurodevelopment—and to build environments where every person can belong, grow, and thrive.
As you turn these pages, you begin to feel what becomes possible: a church culture transformed, families seen instead of judged, and neurodivergent children, teens, and adults embraced as vital image-bearers with purpose and gifts to offer. This book changes your perspective, deepens your compassion, and compels you to act. If you are ready to discover a powerful new lens for ministry, leadership, and love, Embrace Neurodiversity will open your heart, sharpen your vision, and inspire you to create spaces where people no longer merely attend but truly belong.
