Niki Elliott
We’re working with Niki Elliott on the promotion of her forthcoming book, Heart Centered Connections: Seven Essential Skills for Helping Neurodiverse and Marginalized Children Thrive, to be published by Page Two Books on July 21, 2026.
Niki Elliott, PhD serves as director for the Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity at University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Prior to this appointment, she served for 7 years as the founding director of the Center for Neurodiversity, Learning and Wellness at the University of La Verne in California.
Hear Centered Connections
Heart-Centered Connectionsis a powerful, research-informed guide for those who serve children who are too often misunderstood, marginalized, or labeled “difficult”—including neurodiverse learners, students with learning differences, and those impacted by trauma.
This book is for the educator, parent, or professional who refuses to give up on the child who has been left out or left behind, and who is ready to transform both outcomes and relationships.
Grounded in decades of research with over 1,000 child-serving professionals (teachers, school leaders, social workers, caregivers), Dr. Elliott introduces a transformative framework built on seven essential pillars: Self-Awareness, Interpersonal Awareness, Neuroinclusive Spaces, Activated Genius, Engaged Learning, Mindful Communication, and Heart-Centered Repair.
