Websites Neurosymptoms.org FND Hope FND Hope UK FND Action FND Dimensions FND Friends National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NHS Inform Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences FND Portal - research papers

Books

• Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms: A Five Areas Approach
– Chris Williams (CBT approach)
• Living Well with FND
– Paul Dennant. (Describes his own experiences. Independently published)
• FND Recovery Guide
– Alissa Black. Vol 1 & 2 (Her personal story of FND)
• FND Workbook: practical therapy
– Tom Gardella (This looks promising but I haven’t read it. Independently published)
• Understanding and Managing FND
– Helen Powell (This looks useful but I haven’t read it. Independently published)
• A Patient’s Workbook for Functional Neurological Disorder: Helping to Reduce the Pressure
– Egberdina-Jozefa van der Hulst (Written by a psychologist, it’s a big, detailed book, based on the “pressure cooker model”. Very useful but may appear daunting)
• Heal your Nervous System
– Dr Linnea Passaler
• Somatic Exercises
– Ashlyn Summers (Helps to regulate the nervous system)

Apps

• myFND
• Chat GPT - you can ask it anything about FND!
• Headspace - meditations
• Calm - meditations

Videos UCLH Videos about mobility, tremor, communication and swallowing

Lots of YouTube videos, for example:

Stephanie Roxanne Blanco Jon Stone Mindful movement 1-3: ASPH Physiotherapy Progressive relaxation