Featured BooksÂ
Books by Dr James P. Manning on emotional healing, autism, CBT, memoir, psychological survival and recovery.
His work brings together clinical psychology, lived experience, memoir, practical tools and a deep interest in what it means to become more fully human.Â
Deeply Human: The Science and Soul of Emotional Healing
BlueInk Starred Review
“Extremely informative, useful, and very moving.” — BlueInk Review
An award-winning book about emotional healing, the body, relationships and the deeper work of becoming human again.
Deeply Human brings together clinical psychology, emotional truth and practical reflection to explore how people recover from disconnection, pain, shame and survival-based ways of living.
The Human Rubric: A Memoir of Life in a Neurotypical World
A memoir about autism, belonging, masking and the lifelong attempt to build a rulebook for being acceptable in a world where the rules are rarely explained.
The Human Rubric follows Dr James P. Manning’s search for the hidden social, emotional and professional rules that seemed to govern ordinary life. It is a story of exclusion, decoding, performance, love, clinical training, self-protection and the gradual recognition that survival is not the same as alignment.
For readers interested in autism, masking, late recognition, emotional truth and what it costs to appear capable from the outside.
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CBT Worksheets for CBT Therapists in Training
A practical resource for CBT trainees, practitioners and students who want clear, structured worksheets to support cognitive behavioural therapy practice.
First published in 2016, CBT Worksheets for CBT Therapists in Training was designed to make core CBT methods easier to understand, teach and apply. It offers practical worksheets for formulation, thought records, behavioural experiments, problem-solving, activity scheduling and other key parts of CBT work.
For trainee therapists, supervisors, lecturers and practitioners looking for usable CBT materials in a clear, accessible format.
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Books on autism, masking and life in a neurotypical world
Dr James P. Manning’s autism books explore what it means to live in a world where many of the rules are hidden, assumed or never clearly explained.
Across these books, he writes about masking, burnout, sensory load, relationships, work, belonging, late recognition and the effort of appearing capable while carrying an unseen cost.
The books combine clinical psychology, lived experience and practical reflection. They are written for autistic, questioning and late-recognised adults, as well as partners, families, therapists, educators, managers and anyone trying to understand autism from the inside.
The central theme is alignment: how autistic adults can begin to move away from constant performance and towards a life that is more honest, sustainable and humane.
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