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Neuroaffirming Practice | Bryden Carlson-Giving & Katherine McGinley | TEDxAlmansorParkLive
An introduction to the double empathy problem
Sonny Jane Wise | On lived experience advocacy & challenging neuronormativity
WHAT IS AFFIRMING CARE? :: DR. JOEL SCHWARTZ, PSYD
Websites
Neuroqueer | The writings of Dr Nick Walker
An author, educator, aikido teacher, and transpersonal somatic psychologist best known for work on neurodiversity and the book Neuroqueer Heresies.
Lived Experience Educator
Sonny Jane is a trans, multiply neurodivergent & disabled public speaker, advocate and author.
They’re the author of We’re All Neurodiverse and the first neurodiversity affirming DBT skills workbook, The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills.
reframingautism.org.au
We are an Autistic-led charity, reframing the understanding of Autism through education, resources and research, underpinned by our lived experience as Autistics. We invite you to help us change how society perceives Autism.
Insights of a Neurodivergent Clinician
(neurodivergentinsights.com)
Dr. Neff is a neurodivergent (Autistic-ADHD) psychologist, parent, and educator who creates mental health and wellness resources with the neurodivergent person in mind.
Resources
Books for Adults
- Dundon, R. (2024). A therapist’s guide to neurodiversity affirming practice with children and young people. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
- Price, D. (2022). Unmasking autism: Discovering the new faces of neurodiversity. Penguin Life.
- Walker, N. (2021). Neuroqueer heresies: Notes on the neurodiversity paradigm, autistic empowerment, and postnormal possibilities. Autonomous Press.
- Wise, S. J. (2023). We’re all neurodiverse. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Books for Children
- Lucas-Toubourou, S. (2024). Wonderfully wired: 100 inspiring stories of neurodivergent people who changed the world. Wonderfully Wired | Inspiring People (wonderfully-wired.com)
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https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/1760641952?ref_=mr_referred_us_au_nz
- Rebel Girls Celebrate Neurodiversity: 25 Tales of Creative Thinkers : Rebel Girls: Amazon.com.au: Books
- Rebel Girls Celebrate Neurodiversity: 25 Tales of Creative Thinkers : Rebel Girls: Amazon.com.au: Books
- Wonderfully Wired Brains: An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity : Gooding, Louise, Burrows, Ruth: Amazon.com.au: Books
- The Brain Forest : Menon, Sandhya, Ross, Kushla, Richards, Donita: Amazon.com.au: Books
Web Articles
Wise S.J. (2023, May, 14) Neurodiversity Affirming Practice: Core Principles Neurodiversity Affirming Practice: Core Principles | by Sonny Jane Wise | Medium
Neff, M.A. Neurodivergent Insights. (n.d.). Neurodivergent affirming practice: Helping your clients accept their authentic selves. Retrieved July 28, 2024, from Neurodivergent Affirming Practice: Helping Your Clients Accept Their Authentic Selves (neurodivergentinsights.com)
Walker N, Raymaker DM. Toward a Neuroqueer Future: An Interview with Nick Walker. Autism Adulthood. 2021 Mar 1;3(1):5-10. doi: 10.1089/aut.2020.29014.njw. Epub 2021 Mar 18. PMID: 36601271; PMCID: PMC8992885. Toward a Neuroqueer Future: An Interview with Nick Walker – PMC (nih.gov)
Finding a neuro-affirming therapist – Altogether Autism
Neuroaffirming – Stimpunks Foundation
Triumphs of Human rights Movements – ION Neurodiversity (ioneurodiversity.org)
Mad Liberation: The Sociology of Knowledge and the Ultimate Civil Rights Movement on JSTOR
10 Ways to Create a Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Space | Psychology Today
A Brief Context of Neurodivergence – Darkside Rising CIC
Research Articles
Aftab, A. (2021). The neurodiversity paradigm in psychiatry: Robert Chapman, PhD. Psychiatric Times.
Dallman, A. R., Williams, K. L., & Villa, L. (2022). Neurodiversity-affirming practices are a moral imperative for occupational therapy. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 10(2), 1-9.
Dark, J. (2024). Eight principles of neuro-inclusion; an autistic perspective on innovating inclusive research methods. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1326536.
Emerson, L. M., Monk, R., van der Meer, L., Sutherland, D., & McLay, L. (2024). Autistic co-led community priorities for future autism research in Aotearoa New Zealand. Autism in Adulthood, 6(2), 141-151.
Ferenc, K., Płatos, M., Byrka, K., & Król, M. E. (2023). Looking through rainbow-rimmed glasses: Taking neurodiversity perspective is related to subjective well-being of autistic adults. Autism, 27(5), 1348-1361.
Gaddy, C., & Crow, H. (2023). A primer on neurodiversity-affirming speech and language services for autistic individuals. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 8 (6), 1220–1237.
Green, J. (2023). Debate: Neurodiversity, autism and healthcare. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(3), 438-442.
Hood, N, & Hume, Robyn (2024) The Illusion of Inclusion. The illusion of inclusion – THE EDUCATION HUB Ed-Hub_Illusion-of-Inclusion-report_v2_low-res.pdf (theeducationhub.org.nz) The Education Hub
Johnston, L., Maciver, D., Rutherford, M., Gray, A., Curnow, E., & Utley, I. (2024, March). A brief neuro-affirming resource to support school absences for autistic learners: development and program description. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 9, p. 1358354). Frontiers Media SA.
Jones, F., Hamilton, J., & Kargas, N. (2025). Accessibility and affirmation in counselling: An exploration into neurodivergent clients’ experiences. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 25(1), e12742.
Kroll, E., Lederman, M., Kohlmeier, J., Kumar, K., Ballard, J., Zant, I., & Fenkel, C. (2024). The positive impact of identity-affirming mental health treatment for neurodivergent individuals. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1403129.
Mirfin-Veitch, B., Jalota, N., & Schmidt, L. (2020). Responding to neurodiversity in the education context: An integrative literature review. Donald Beasley Institute, 56
Najeeb, P., & Quadt, L. (2024). Autistic well-being: A scoping review of scientific studies from a neurodiversity-affirmative perspective. Neurodiversity, 2, 27546330241233088.
Schuck, R. K. (2023). Moving Toward Neurodiversity-Affirming Services for Autistic Individuals: Social Validity, Autistic Perspectives, and Measuring Attitudes. University of California, Santa Barbara.