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monriatitans · 15 days

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 15

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

“I do genuinely wish and think all therapists should be Neurodiversity Affirming. I also recognize this has to begin at school. We need undergraduate and graduate level courses taught in ways that allow for learning about the Neurodiversity paradigm and movement. We need professors explaining the medical model of disability as well as other models such as the social model, human rights model, the holistic model by AutisticTic, the social relational model by Carol Thomas, etc. … We need therapists to be less Autistiphobic and actually learn how to best recognize and assess Autism – not even for diagnosis – just to best support Autistic people.” – AuDHD_Therapist, "Reasons your Therapist may not be Neurodiversity Affirming"

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Check out Different Brains, who “strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity”. Interested in seeing where the quote came from? If so, check out their Instagram post here! For the curious, the purpose of this series of quotes can be found here! Enjoy what I do? Please consider supporting via the WGS Ko-fi! Like what you see and want to know when there’s more? Click here to subscribe for updates and/or hit the Follow button!

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navigatingneurodivergence · 1 year

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Neurodiversity-Affirming Resources

Here's your periodic reminder to check updates to the Google Drive!

As a neurodivergent school psychologist re-entering the field after burnout, I wanted to equip families with whom I work neurodiversity-affirming resources. To streamline this, I created a Google Drive organized by topics relating to neurodiversity.

In researching acceptable resources, I realized many organizations may advocate for the same communities, but not all align with the principles of the neurodiversity and self-advocacy movements. It can be much more difficult to discern which organizations are authentic/neurodiversity-affirming vs. those having alternative motives. Dispersing information that is not in fact neurodiversity-affirming can be very harmful.

I also participate in facebook groups focused on neurodiversity and realized a high demand for a central location to download ND-affirming resources. Self-advocates, parents, teachers, and support workers don’t always have the time or resources available to personally look into such resources to determine if they are authentically neurodiversity-affirming.

So I’ve decided to share.

This drive attempts to remove the grueling aspects of gathering resources by organizing such files into folders that correspond to different aspects of neurodiversity that are important to neurodivergent people. My ultimate goal here is to expand access to neurodivergent support by increasing visibility to these resources.

The drive features downloadable PDF files browsable by subject, and I have made sure to add the names of the organizations to the titles of resources so that those may be searchable as well.

Each resource has been personally reviewed by me for neurodiversity-affirming status and each organization has been contacted for permission to share. There is a reference list for the resources located within the drive, as well as a separate folder containing “trusted organizations”, should you decide to further explore an organization’s resources on your own.

The link can be accessed on the navigatingnd.org site, or directly below:

Feedback and/or suggestions are always welcomed!!

Enjoy!

#autistic community #adhd brain #adhd #acceptance #masking #diagnosis #late diagnosis #neurodivergent #self diagnosed #autism #support #resources #neurodiversityaffirming

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theblackautist · 1 year

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Posted @withrepost • @bridgeslearningsystem With the beginning of a new year on the horizon, it's the time of year we often set goals for the future. We hope a goal of yours is to adopt a neurodiversity-affirming approach (if you haven't already!). But why wait for Jan 1st to get started? We broke down some easy steps to get started on a neurodiversity-affirming approach tomorrow as well as some goals you can begin next year: ⭐️ Follow #ActuallyAutistic and neurodivergent voices. These folks are foremost and always experts on themselves and should always be your first step in a neurodiversity-affirming approach. Scroll back through our posts for creators we’ve tagged over the last year that you should add to your feed! ⭐️ Start incorporating sensory-friendly items. This could look like adjusting the lighting, providing fidgets, or getting rid of those candles! Start with our FREE sensory-friendly checklist, link in bio. ⭐️ Take an introduction to neurodiversity course. We offer a great one hosted by #ActuallyAutistic and neurodivergent presenters, link in bio. ⭐️ It’s time to throw out those deficit-based goals. We’ve got a FREE worksheet on reframing social engagement and participation goals on our website, link in bio. Use that as a starting point! ⭐️ Basic needs, activity/interest needs, and sensory needs are ALL valid and necessary for students to be authentically supported. How are you creating space in your approach to acknowledge and validate these needs? ⭐️ Ready to really take the next step? Try our neurodiversity-affirming curriculum, the SEA Bridge. With over 40 workshops and a robust library of resources for educators and parents alike, it’s a great place to make your goals a reality! How else are you incorporating a neurodiversity-affirming approach in the new year? Let us know in the comments! . . . #Neurodiversity #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism #AutisticYouth #Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #StrengthsBased #SEABridge #HAVENBridge #SelfAdvocacy #AAC #Interoception #ValidatingNeeds #TeachersOfInstagram #SLPsOfInstagram #OTsOfInstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CmJ40heuCzd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#actuallyautistic #neurodiversity #neurodiversityaffirming #autism #autisticyouth #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #strengthsbased #seabridge #havenbridge #selfadvocacy #aac #interoception #validatingneeds #teachersofinstagram #slpsofinstagram #otsofinstagram

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autism-actually · 2 years

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This afternoon, I had the pleasure of talking to the staff at @lonsecfiscal about Neurodiversity in the Workplace, my perspectives as an Autistic person with an anxiety disorder, what Neurodiversity, and how we as a community can better support workplace participation and engagement. 🧠♾️🌈 It makes me so excited to see more organisations recognise the importance of inclusion and having all forms of diversity not only accepted, but celebrated in society. #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Neurodiversity #Acceptance #Workplace #PD #NeurodiversityAffirming #StrengthsBased #Support #Disability #AutismActually https://www.instagram.com/p/CgitngBvosX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#actuallyautistic #autism #neurodiversity #acceptance #workplace #pd #neurodiversityaffirming #strengthsbased #support #disability #autismactually

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monriatitans · 15 days

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AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 13

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

“Let’s become informed consumers and keep school professionals and private providers accountable for their work and how it affects autistic children’s mental health. Where do I stand? I am against ableist and abusive practices that harm ND children. I am not anti any specific professional field. I am for clinically informed, neurodiversity-affirming practices that are delivered with understanding of a specific condition, with clinical and developmental grounding, and with understanding of the child and the family.” – Yulika Forman, PhD, LMHC, "What Practices Are Abusive For Autistic Children?"

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Check out Different Brains, who “strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity”. Interested in seeing where the quote came from? If so, check out their Instagram post here! For the curious, the purpose of this series of quotes can be found here! Enjoy what I do? Please consider supporting via the WGS Ko-fi! Like what you see and want to know when there’s more? Click here to subscribe for updates!

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navigatingneurodivergence · 1 year

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Lessons From My Cats

(Image by me, Brittney Geary: Two cats with surgical cones on their collars sitting on a stool in front of a window)

I rescued two kittens this summer while traveling in Italy, and we recently got them spayed. The vet instilled upon us that they were to wear a cone so they could not lick themselves and to restrict their jumping so that they don’t damage their healing wounds for 10 days–a difficult feat for two young, high-energy, extremely athletic outdoor cats (think hardcore parkour!). These cats are used to wearing harnesses, but let's face it- no animal wants to wear a cone on their head!

With cones on, the cats wander around very cautiously and won’t jump anywhere because of the way the cone affects their perception of the world. They’re more scared to do the things they are used to doing without the cone. They don’t run or play anymore. They can’t even eat their food as easily, and they especially can’t groom themselves as well. In situations they used to jump, they now climb. One might even say they act “strange” or “weird”--maybe even “depressed”--appearing to be in a heightened state of anxiety, often pausing, shaking their heads, and backing up in an attempt to rid themselves of the cumbersome thing that restricts not only their range of motion, but also their field of vision. The cone appears to affect the cats’ entire being, and they seem to be much less happy because of it.

To the observable eye, these cats are no longer “themselves”; the cats with cones and the cats without cones have become two entirely different cats with distinctly different personalities.

Society places metaphorical “cones” on neurodivergent people when we are forced to mask in order to survive.

One situation where I struggle to remove the mask is within the workplace, where I am forced to navigate the nuances of the social world. I mask when I must fight through the anxiety of being judged by neurotypical people, when presenting information to families and staff at meetings knowing I may fail to communicate what I know well enough, and when I fear that I am going to lose my train of thought, which occurs at least once every meeting I attend it seems. I put on this metaphorical “cone” when building relationships with peers or coworkers for I am cautious because what they say is not always what they mean.

I wear the mask in order to make a living for myself, in order to survive; the same way the cone ensures the cats’ survival by preventing infection so that surgical wounds can heal properly.

And perhaps like the cats with cones, I appear “strange” or “weird” to my peers, too. The mask restricts my natural impulses much like my adventurous cats that are unable to be their playful, inquisitive selves when they must wear the cone. I, too, desire only to be my uninhibited self.

Fortunately for them, my cats will be able to have their cones removed sometime this week, but neurodivergent people don’t have this luxury until society fully includes us. Our disabilities do not heal in the same sense as my cats’ surgery wounds, but we can raise awareness in the greater community and self-advocate for our needs in difficult situations so that we are able to be more included without compensating our abilities.

If we equate the cats with cones to neurodivergent individuals that must mask in order to be included in society, imagine what we are capable of once the mask is removed…

(Image uploaded from Canva: Photo with a dark background and an image of a person with long hair wearing a white emotionless mask placing their hands to their head)

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monriatitans · 8 days

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April 2024 Cause of the Month Quotes

April was Autism Acceptance Month. Quotes regarding autism were shared, along with a resource; Different Brains, who "strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity". Join the movement!

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Autism Acceptance Month Quotes of 2024

QUOTE 1: Pete Wharmby

QUOTE 2: Orion Kelly – That Autistic Guy

QUOTE 3: Temple Grandin

QUOTE 4: Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

QUOTE 5: Patrick Jasper Lee

QUOTE 6: Jeannie Davide-Rivera

QUOTE 7: Karina Poirier

QUOTE 8: Michael Braccia

QUOTE 9: Lyric Rivera

QUOTE 10: Ember Green

QUOTE 11: Allie

QUOTE 12: Samantha Stein

QUOTE 13: Yulika Forman, PhD, LMHC

QUOTE 14: @Neurodivergent_Lou

QUOTE 15: @AuDHD_Therapist

Check out Different Brains, who "strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity".

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navigatingneurodivergence · 1 year

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Advocates of neurodevelopmental disabilities do not necessarily fight for the same ideologies as the neurodiversity movement.

There are so many organizations out there advocating for awareness of various neurodivergent conditions, but they are limited by the lens of a highly-ableist medical model. This means that even though we claim to advocate for the exact same communities, our motives may vary, and it may be more difficult to discern which organizations are authentically neurodiversity-affirming versus those seeking an ulterior, non-neurodiversity-affirming motive.

#advocate #NeurodiversityAffirming #neurodivergent #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #listentoneurodivergentperspectives

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