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data-settings="{"slides_to_show":"1","navigation":"arrows","speed":550,"motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling":"yes","autoplay":"yes","pause_on_hover":"yes","pause_on_interaction":"yes","autoplay_speed":5000,"infinite":"yes","effect":"slide","motion_fx_devices":["desktop","tablet","mobile"]}" data-widget_type="image-carousel.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper" dir="rtl"><div class="elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper" aria-live="off"><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="1 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10-Neurodiversity-Affirming-Principles-for-Therapists-1-410x1024.png" alt="10" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="2 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/We-dont-treat-Autism.png" alt="We Don't Treat Autism" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MINDSET.png" alt="MINDSET" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="4 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Shocking-Pro-Neurodiversity-Therapy-Practices.jpg" alt="Shocking Pro-Neurodiversity Therapy Practices" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="5 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Buzz-Phrases.jpg" 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src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AAC-Myths.png" alt="AAC Myths" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="16 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Q-A-with-Kieran-Rose-Autism.jpg" alt="Q & A with Kieran Rose - Autism" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="17 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Question-of-the-Day-Setting-Boundaries.jpg" alt="Question of the Day - Setting Boundaries" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="18 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Self-advocacy.jpg" alt="Self advocacy" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="19 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SLP-vs-BCBA.jpg" alt="SLP vs BCBA" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="20 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Learn-Neurodiversity-Terminology.jpg" alt="Learn Neurodiversity Terminology" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="21 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Multimodal-Communication.jpg" alt="Multimodal Communication" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="22 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Parents-Guide-to-ABA-Therapy.jpg" alt="Parents Guide to ABA Therapy" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="23 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Part-2-IEP-Make-overs.jpg" alt="Part 2 IEP Make overs" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="24 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Perspective-Taking.jpg" alt="Perspective-Taking" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" 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34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Tone-Police.png" alt="The Tone Police" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="32 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1-410x1024.png" alt="Red Flags 1" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="33 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2-410x1024.png" alt="Red Flags 2" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="34 of 34"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Navigating-Safe-Therapies-410x1024.png" alt="Navigating Safe Therapies" /></figure></div></div><div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev" role="button" tabindex="0"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-left"></i></div><div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next" role="button" tabindex="0"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-right"></i></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3870de7" data-id="3870de7" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fcdef42 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="fcdef42" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h6><strong>Therapist Neurodiversity Collective 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class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ND-AFFirming.png" alt="Image Description: Neurodiversity Affirming or Neurodiversity Lite? A neurodiversity-affirming approach doesn't "treat Autism". Autism is NOT a disease, a medical injury, a behavioral problem. Definition of Intervention "Action taken to improve a situation, especially a medical disorder. An occasion on which a person with an addiction or other behavioral problem is confronted by a group of friends or family members in an attempt to persuade them to address the issue. Left side of poster: Presume Competence Neurodiversity Affirming Human Rights, respectful, empathetic, informed Right side of poster: The Expert Knows What's Best Neurodiversity Lite Performative, appropriate neurodiversity for $$$ Left side of poster: Neurodivergent-Affirming therapists don't treat autism (Autism Intervention). Both, Autistic lived experiences and contemporary research tell us it's unethical to write goals with outcomes for "normalization" through teaching/training autistic people to hide their autistic traits. (The Double Empathy Problem, Diversity in Social Intelligence, Monotropism, Autistic Masking & Camouflage) Autistic people are capable of learning, growing, and developing, just like all people do when well-supported. * Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy Goals: Improve quality of life as determined by client, not the therapist. Effective and robust communication, self-determination, self-advocacy, access to supports. Informed consent and refusal of consent is provided at all times. Client's "no" is always respected and honored. Autistic play is authentic play. Autistic play is functional for autistic people. Research and autistic lived experiences tell us that training Autistic people to perform with Neurotypical social skills Just doesn't work. (Research & Lived Experiences) Enforces masking, leading to depression, loss of identity, chronic anxiety, suicidal ideation. Is dehumanizing, demeaning, elitist, and ableist. Goals: Present neutral information for navigating social interactions, and interpreting social situations Advocacy: Teach perspective taking about differences in social communication The Double Empathy Problem Validate Autistic social diversity Train Neurotypicals to accept Autistic social differences. Right side of poster: Therapist "Autism Expert" who Treats Autism, performs Autism Intervention Buy my expen$ive "Neurodiversity" master class, handbook, video training, CEU event on how to treat Autism, or Autism Intervention/Behaviors. Led by an allistic (non-autistic) therapist who knows somebody who is autistic - a child, family member, friend, etc. who will teach you how to understand autism. Uses neurodiversity lingo & the buzzwords although not always correctly. ABA is considered "controversial" (but not unethical, immoral, a violation of human rights) Compliance/behavioral based, treating "autistic behaviors" Trains/sells products for Social Skills training Therapy to reduce sensory responses through toleration, exposure, extinction. Therapy goals for play, socialization/social engagement, reduction/extinction of stimming, table "readiness" "Learning to learn"* "We all have to do things we don't like." "They have to function in the real world." "Autistic play is authentic play," but... let's shape it and make it functional, meaningful, purposeful, imaginative, social, "more fun". "Respect neurodiversity", but... Teach your autistic clients how "to have meaningful relationships, theory of mind, increase empathy, accept responsibility for and fix their communication breakdowns, their social awkwardness, socially engage appropriately, sit at a table or in a circle to learn, at even a young age. Reduce movement. Use their interests, hobbies, and activities as rewards for compliance or social skills training intervention. Modify/change autistic social communication traits to appear "normal", help them "blend". Adapted from Autistic Self Advocacy Network's "For Whose Benefit? Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of Autism Interventions" - 2021 https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/briefs/intervention-ethics/ © 2021 Therapist Neurodiversity Collective - A Collective for Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapists" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="3 of 6"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Monotropism.png" alt="Monotropism Implications for practice: "The biggest practical thing to take away from this is the importance of meeting the child, or adult, where they are." What is monotropism? Atypical strategies for the allocation of attention including social interactions, the use of language, and the shifting of the object of attention - a central core Autistic feature. Good Therapy Practices Work with interests and passions Avoid the ableist practice of pathologizing a person's focused interests; intense focus is indispensable in various fields such as science, math, technology, music Understand that it's extremely difficult, anxiety-producing, and even frustrating for a monotropic brain to shift focus when the person is in a flow state Become part of attention tunnels, rather than focused on pulling the person out of their flow states Help maintain a sense of safety, stability, and routine Monotropic interest system: Monotropism also suggests a reason for the sensory integration difficulties found in the accounts of autistic people, as they suggest there is a ‘hyper-awareness’ of phenomena within the attentional tunnel, but hypo-sensitivity to phenomena outside of it. Also, that an interest in the social world may not occur in the early years of life. A different cognitive style: "In a nutshell, monotropism is the tendency for our interests to pull us in more strongly than most people. It rests on a model of the mind as an ‘interest system’: we are all interested in many things, and our interests help direct our attention. Different interests are salient at different times. In a monotropic mind, fewer interests tend to be aroused at any time, and they attract more of our processing resources, making it harder to deal with things outside of our current attention tunnel." References: Murray, Dinah & Lesser, Mike & Lawson, Wendy. (2005). Attention, monotropism and the diagnostic criteria for autism. Autism : the international journal of research and practice. 9. 139-56. 10.1177/1362361305051398. Milton, Damian (2012) So what exactly is autism? . Autism Education Trust, 15 pp. Online article. (KAR id:62698) - Fergus Murray (2018) https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-32/august-2019/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="4 of 6"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/We-dont-treat-Autism.png" alt="We don't treat Autism" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="5 of 6"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1.png" alt="" /></figure></div><div class="swiper-slide" role="group" aria-roledescription="slide" aria-label="6 of 6"><figure class="swiper-slide-inner"><img decoding="async" class="swiper-slide-image" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2.png" alt="2" /></figure></div></div><div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev" role="button" tabindex="0"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-left"></i></div><div class="elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next" role="button" tabindex="0"> <i aria-hidden="true" class="eicon-chevron-right"></i></div><div class="swiper-pagination"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5f74ea" data-id="b5f74ea" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a662833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="a662833" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p>(Please respect our copyright ©, accrediting therapist organization ethics codes, and intellectual property laws. Please do not adapt and use anything on this website in for-profit endeavors, do not copy, edit our materials or resources, and appropriate the work as your own. Please do not add your logo to our free materials, and do not appropriate and fail to credit our work in educational events, articles, blogs, etc., or fail to credit us as the source at any time.) Read <a href="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Terms-of-Use-Therapist-Neurodiversity-Collective_2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terms of Use</a></p><p><a href="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Autism-Acceptance-We-dont-treat-Autism.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autism Acceptance – We Don’t Treat Autism 2023</a></p><p><a href="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/1ND-AFFirming.pdf">Neurodiversity Affirming or Neurodiversity Lite?</a></p><p><a href="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Monotropism.pdf">Monotropism</a></p><p><a href="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/We-dont-treat-Autism.pdf">We don’t treat Autism</a></p><p><a href="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Empathetic-Respectful-Therapy.pdf">Empathetic & Respectful Therapy</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-423dd16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="423dd16" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00d104a" data-id="00d104a" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7e85ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="7e85ee8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeae3f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="eeae3f4" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffe7506" data-id="ffe7506" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9b2815d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="9b2815d" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"_animation":"shake"}" data-widget_type="heading.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Neurodiversity Educational Resources</h2></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d847e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0d847e1" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a9f84" data-id="45a9f84" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-256a479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="256a479" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00738db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="00738db" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1019b5" data-id="c1019b5" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3c4dae3 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3c4dae3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 18pt;">How to introduce Autism Anyone – Here are some fantastic resources from the Autistic Community:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Rose-Inside-Autistic/dp/B08WS2VQYB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Secret Life of Rose: Inside An Autistic Head</a> – by Miss Rose Smitten (Author), Mrs. Jodie Smitten (Author), Dr. Luke Beardon (Foreword)</p><p><a href="https://autisticadvocacy.org/book/welcome-to-the-autistic-community/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Welcome to the Autistic Community</a> – The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network – ASAN</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Start-Here-guide-parents-autistic/dp/1938800109/ic+Self+Advocacy+Network" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Start Here: a guide for parents of autistic kids</a> – The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network – ASAN</p><p><a href="https://neuroclastic.com/2020/04/02/guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Understanding the Autistic Mind, Volume 1</a> – NeuroClastic</p><p><a href="https://neuroclastic.com/2020/03/14/coming-out-to-family-and-friends-as-autistic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coming Out to Family and Friends as Autistic</a> – NeuroClastic<br />Vance, T. (2020, April 2). <i>The Guide is here! Understanding the Autistic Mind 1</i>. NeuroClastic. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://neuroclastic.com/guide/</p><p><a href="https://neuroclastic.com/2020/05/25/how-do-i-tell-my-autistic-child-about-autism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Do I Tell My Autistic Child About Autism?</a> – NeuroClastic<br />Quirky.Stimmy.Cool. (2020, May 5). <i>How Do I Tell My Autistic Child About Autism?</i> NeuroClastic. Retrieved June 7, 2020, from https://neuroclastic.com/how-do-i-tell-my-autistic-child-about-autism/</p><p><a href="https://autismlevelup.com/to-tell-or-not-to-tell-why-it-shouldnt-be-a-question/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TO TELL OR NOT TO TELL- WHY IT SHOULDN’T BE A QUESTION</a> – Autism LevelUp!<br /><i> Home Supports and Resources: To Tell or Not To Tell- Why it Shouldn’t Be a Question</i>. Autism level up! (2020). Retrieved 2020, from https://autismlevelup.com/to-tell-or-not-to-tell-why-it-shouldnt-be-a-question/</p><p>Video – Amazing Things Happen! (2017, April 9). <i>Amazing Things Happen!</i> YouTube. Retrieved February 15, 2019, from https://youtu.be/Ezv85LMFx2E</p><div> </div><p><iframe title="Amazing Things Happen!" width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ezv85LMFx2E?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff608a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="aff608a" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4c98f9" data-id="e4c98f9" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0d5dc5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="0d5dc5f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34f7c91 elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="34f7c91" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a10a8f5" data-id="a10a8f5" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d30a20a noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d30a20a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h6 style="text-align: center;">Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement</h6><p>“This <a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-8437-0#about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open access book</a> marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment.” </p><p>Kapp, S. K. (Ed.). (2020). <i>Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement</i>. Springer Link. Retrieved 2020, from<br /><a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-13-8437-0">https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-981-13-8437-0</a></p><div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b62f6" data-id="25b62f6" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3862464 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3862464" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><h4><span style="color: #829356;">What is Neurodiversity? </span></h4><h4><b>Neurodiversity is the range of differences in individual brain function and behavioral traits, regarded as part of normal variation in the human population.<br /><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-1616 size-medium" src="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity-300x232.png" alt="" width="300" height="232" srcset="https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity-300x232.png 300w, https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity-1024x791.png 1024w, https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity-768x593.png 768w, https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity-1536x1187.png 1536w, https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity-600x464.png 600w, https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/neurodiversity.png 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></b></h4><p>Neurological differences can include such differences as dyspraxia, dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism, Down Syndrome, and others. Acquired neurodivergence can include such things as traumatic brain injury, post-stroke, Alzheimer’s, dementia, and Parkinson’s.</p><p><a href="http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/p/so-youre-doing-story-about.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A NEURODIVERSITY FACTS AND MYTHS PRIMER</a> – THINKING PERSON’S GUIDE TO AUTISM<br />Neurodiversity FAQ. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2019, from http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/p/so-youre-doing-story-about.html</p><p><a href="https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/whitepaper-Increasing-Neurodiversity-in-Disability-and-Social-Justice-Advocacy-Groups.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Increasing Neurodiversity in Disability and Social Justice Advocacy Groups</a> – ASAN (Autistic Self Advocacy Network)<br />Hughes, J. M. F. (2016, June). <i>Increasing Neurodiversity in Disability and Social Justice Advocacy Groups</i>. Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Retrieved January 2019, from https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/whitepaper-Increasing-Neurodiversity-in-Disability-and-Social-Justice-Advocacy-Groups.pdf</p><div> </div><p><a href="https://autisticuk.org/neurodiversity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THE NEURODIVERSITY PARADIGM BY NICK WALKER</a> – AUTISTIC UK CIC<br /><i>What is Neurodiversity?</i> Autistic UK CIC – Nothing about Autism without Autistics. (2020). Retrieved 2020, from https://autisticuk.org/neurodiversity/</p><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63143bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="63143bb" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd83192" data-id="bd83192" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d9cdac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="d9cdac9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a437a2 noselect elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="6a437a2" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a964389" data-id="a964389" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-42eeb50 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="42eeb50" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">How to Choose a Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapist</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2020/05/finding-right-speech-language.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Finding the Right Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) For Your Autistic Child”</a> – Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Roberts, J. A. (2020, May 14). <i>“</i>Finding the Right Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) For Your Autistic Child”. Retrieved June 15, 2020, from http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2020/05/finding-right-speech-language.html</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/briefs/intervention-ethics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">For Whose Benefit?: Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of Autism Interventions</a> – Autistic Self Advocacy Network</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“The white paper discusses autistic peoples’ perspectives on the ethics and purpose of autism interventions. It explains the ethical problems at the heart of the most popular autism intervention, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), as well as the lack of evidence to support ABA. And it examines how similar problems with both ethics and evidence can show up in other therapies. Finally, it gives initial ethical guidance on what’s helpful and harmful in autism services and research.”</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Note: This guidance is available in three downloadable (pdf) formats: “an academic version aimed at researchers, policymakers, and professionals; an Easy Read document that uses pictures and large text; and a Plain Language version without accompanying graphics.”<strong><br /></strong><i>For Whose Benefit? Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of Autism Interventions</i>. Autistic Self Advocacy Network. (2021, December). Retrieved January 2022, from https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/briefs/intervention-ethics/</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://thinkingautismguide.com/2022/07/which-therapies-actually-help-autistic-children.html">Which Therapies Actually Help Autistic Children?</a> – Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism<br />Des Rocha Rosa, S. (2022, July 8) “Which Therapies Actually Help Autistic Children?”. Retrieved July 16, 2022, from<br /><a href="https://thinkingautismguide.com/2022/07/which-therapies-actually-help-autistic-children.html">https://thinkingautismguide.com/2022/07/which-therapies-actually-help-autistic-children.html</a></span></p><p> </p><p>Video: Autistamatic. (2019, November 15). <i>What makes a good therapist for your autistic child ~ Autistamatic</i>. YouTube. Retrieved December 20, 2019, from https://youtu.be/glB83VrivGc</p><div><div> </div></div><h2> </h2><p><iframe title="What Makes a GOOD Therapist for your Autistic Child ~ Autistamatic" width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/glB83VrivGc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95b0536 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="95b0536" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eec6f23" data-id="eec6f23" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ae33611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ae33611" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-000075c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="000075c" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01da52c" data-id="01da52c" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0cf9e6e noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="0cf9e6e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c374d; font-size: 18pt;">The Therapist Neurodiversity Collective uses Identity First Langauge. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: #0c374d;"><em>We identify people how they wish when conversing with them, but when writing reports, discussing clients or students, or in presentations, we use the non-stigmatizing language of Identity-First. Examples: “Autistic person”. “Autistic child”. “A child identified as Autistic”. “An Autistic student”.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #da621e; font-size: 14pt;">Avoiding Ableist Language: Suggestions for Autism Researchers</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">“In this commentary, we describe how language is used to communicate about autism within much of autism research can reflect and perpetuate ableist ideologies (i.e., beliefs and practices that discriminate against people with disabilities), whether or not researchers intend to have such effects. Drawing largely from autistic scholarship on this subject, along with research and theory from disability studies and discourse analysis, we define ableism and its realization in linguistic practices, provide a historical overview of ableist language used to describe autism, and review calls from autistic researchers and laypeople to adopt alternative ways of speaking and writing. Finally, we provide several specific avenues to aid autism researchers in reflecting on and adjusting their language choices.”</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">Bottema-Beutel, K., Kapp, S., Lester, J., Sasson, N., & Hand, B. (2021). Avoiding Ableist Language: Suggestions for Autism Researchers<em>. Autism in Adulthood, 3(1), 18-29. <span class="epub-section__state">Published Online:</span><span class="epub-section__date">18 Mar 2021 </span>https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.0014</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #da621e; font-size: 14pt;">Does Language Matter? Identity-First Versus Person-First Language Use in Autism Research: A Response to Vivanti</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">“There will not always be consensus on what autism is or how we should talk about autistic people—even among autistic people ourselves—but to ignore those autistic voices that have broken through into the academy lest they not be representative of every single autistic person is short-sighted. Linguistic framing, including the use of PFL, has material consequences for the autistic community, especially those who are non-speaking. The priority of research should be to centre autistic people (both speaking and non-speaking, and with, and without learning disabilities) in the conversation around the language used to describe autism and autistic people. If current studies are not representative enough of the entire autistic population the solution is to conduct more research.”</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">Botha, M., Hanlon, J. & Williams, G.L. Does Language Matter? Identity-First Versus Person-First Language Use in Autism Research: A Response to Vivanti. J Autism Dev Disord (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04858-w</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;"><span style="color: #da621e;">Editorial Perspective: The use of person-first language in scholarly writing may accentuate stigma</span><strong><br /></strong>“Person-first language is used most frequently to refer to children with the most stigmatized disabilities.” ” Studies with participants of all ages, including professionals and scholars, consistently demonstrate that developmental disabilities (e.g. intellectual disability and autism) are more stigmatized than physical disabilities and sensory disabilities. In Web of Science titles, PubMed articles and titles, and Google Scholar articles, person-first language is used most frequently to refer to children with the most stigmatized disabilities (an average 93% for intellectual disability and 75% for autism); person-first language is used less frequently to refer to children with less stigmatized disabilities (18% for deafness; 28% for blindness; 32% for physical disability), and person-first language is used least frequently to refer to children with the least stigmatized condition (<1% for giftedness).”</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0c374d;">Gernsbacher MA. Editorial Perspective: The use of person-first language in scholarly writing may accentuate stigma. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2017;58(7):859-861.</span> doi:10.1111/jcpp.12706</span></p><p><span style="color: #da621e; font-size: 14pt;">Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“The term ‘autistic’ was endorsed by a large percentage of autistic adults, family members/friends, and parents but by considerably fewer professionals; ‘person with autism’ was endorsed by almost half of professionals but by fewer autistic adults and parents.”</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kenny L, Hattersley C, Molins B, Buckley C, Povey C, Pellicano E. Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community. Autism. 2016;20(4):442-462. doi:10.1177/1362361315588200</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insights-about-autism/202006/reframing-professional-language-around-autism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reframing Professional Language Around Autism: Reflecting on our use of language in professional contexts</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Psychology Today, June 10, 2020</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insights-about-autism/202006/reframing-professional-language-around-autism-in-practice" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #000000;">Reframing Professional Language Around Autism in Practice: </span>A practical guide to using respectful language in the professional context.</a><br />Psychology Today, June 11, 2020</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-829a2ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="829a2ee" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf027f8" data-id="bf027f8" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55f75e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="55f75e2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a3003f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5a3003f" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70cf09e" data-id="70cf09e" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c419fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video" data-id="c419fc4" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"youtube_url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tsqu2_i2NQo","video_type":"youtube","controls":"yes"}" data-widget_type="video.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline"><div class="elementor-video"></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-568eb0f" data-id="568eb0f" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c31e2a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="c31e2a7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A special presentation with Julie Roberts, a neurodivergence-affirming therapist, and founder of the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective: “Shifting Therapies towards an empathetic and respectful Neurodiversity Paradigm”.</span></p><ul><li>Why does therapy need to change? (Whole body listening, social communication expectations, compliance-based therapies, and outcomes, pathologizing natural autistic ways of interacting and communicating, tolerance, or the ‘extinguishing’ of sensory issues.)</li><li>In what ways are the majority of therapists “behind” in contemporary Autism research knowledge? (Autism research that is done in conjunction with and by autistic researchers, Monotropism, Autistic Masking, and Camouflage, The Double Empathy Problem, Diversity in Social Intelligence)</li><li>How do neurodivergence-affirming therapies reduce situations that lead to restraint and seclusion? (Therapy becomes about reaching the person where they are, goals become less about compliance and more about increasing personal agency and self-determination.)</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c15083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0c15083" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a53520c" data-id="a53520c" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-11dcbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="11dcbed" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e379477" data-id="e379477" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-57a57ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="57a57ce" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a83381b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a83381b" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c28d355" data-id="c28d355" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2ac0249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="2ac0249" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Neurodiversity Topics</span></p><p class="noselect"><a href="/therapy/acquired-neurological-conditions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Acquired Neurological Conditions</a></p><p class="noselect">Patients with acquired neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, post-stroke cognitive, swallowing, and communication deficits, or patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome are included in the category of acquired neurodivergence.</p><p class="noselect"><a href="/therapy/applied-behavior-analysis-aba/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)</a></p><p class="noselect">Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the practice of applying the psychological principles of learning theory in a systematic way to alter behavior in humans or animals. </p><p><a href="/therapy/behavior-self-harm-or-aggression/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Behavior: Self Harm or Aggression</a></p><p>There are alternatives to addressing aggressive behaviors, destructive behaviors, self-injurious behaviors, or melt-downs rather than punishments and rewards (ABA), restraint, and seclusion. Links to research and resources.</p><p><a href="/positive-behavior-support-pbs-positive-behavioral-interventions-and-supports-pbis-or-positive-reinforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Positive Behavior Support (PBS), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), or Positive Reinforcement</a></p><p>There are respectful, empathetic alternatives to PBS, PBIS, Positive Reinforcement, and all other forms of ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis). <strong> </strong>Link to definitions of each, research, and alternative (respectful and empathetic) therapy strategies and resources.</p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f573e10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f573e10" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05f2829" data-id="05f2829" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c77576f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="c77576f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-443949d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="443949d" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24ea44f" data-id="24ea44f" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55308a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55308a2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">HARMFUL INTERVENTIONS FOR AUTISM</span></p><p>Rose, L. (2021, May 18). <i>How to avoid autism‐related scams</i>. 3 Ways to Avoid Autism‐Related Scams – wikiHow Health. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from <a href="https://www.wikihow.health/Avoid-Autism%E2%80%90Related-Scams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.wikihow.health/Avoid-Autism%E2%80%90Related-Scams</a></p><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bae5460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bae5460" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fbde4" data-id="52fbde4" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a15bc00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="a15bc00" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc47d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="6dc47d4" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-293623f" data-id="293623f" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8b3efc9 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8b3efc9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">ABA as a Business Model</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://noncompliantpodcast.com/2021/04/17/the-role-of-private-equity-and-lobbying-in-aba-funding-talking-with-investigative-journalist-john-summers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The role of private equity and lobbying in ABA funding: Talking with investigative journalist John Summers</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">APRIL 17, 2021, Noncompliant – the podcast. A podcast about neurodiversity and human rights.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/private-equity-autism-aba/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As Private Equity Comes to Dominate Autism Services… It’s time to ask ourselves how long we want to keep rewarding bad behavior.</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Summers, J. (2021, April 2). As private equity comes to dominate autism services…. The Nation. <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/private-equity-autism-aba/">https://www.thenation.com/article/society/private-equity-autism-aba/</a></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">ABA AND PATIENTS’ RIGHTS:<br />Protect your loved ones and yourself from being subjected to the abuses of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) in the medical, rehab or skilled nursing setting:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Know the clinical background of anyone who is working with your loved one. SLPs and other clinical staff who use ABA models, and BCBAs and ABA Techs work in</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Acute care hospitals</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and private care clinics</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Traumatic Brain Injury clinics and facilities</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Skilled Nursing Facilities</span></li></ul><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">ABA is used to control and manipulate the behavior of patients with Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-stroke, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Age-Related Depression, Anxiety, and Challenging Behaviors. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The push for the use of ABA in medical settings is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">a strategic business model,</span> financially incentivized by the ABA industry at the expense of human dignity and patient rights. </span></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546640/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Expanding the Consumer Base for Behavior-Analytic Services: Meeting the Needs of Consumers in the 21st Centur</a>y</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Leblanc, Linda A et al. “Expanding the consumer base for behavior-analytic services: meeting the needs of consumers in the 21st century.” Behavior analysis in practice vol. 5,1 (2012): 4-14. doi:10.1007/BF03391813</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">What you can do: <br />Create a medical power of attorney and discuss your wishes with anyone who will be making medical decisions for you regarding how you wish to be treated if you should have a stroke, a TBI, or be impacted with any cognitive injury. Address your wishes for swallowing and feeding therapy. Address your rights to refuse to participate in therapy that is disrespectful, manipulative, or controlling. Put in your medical power of attorney whether or not you agree to be subjected to punishments and aversion therapy, includ<span class="text_exposed_show">ing the withholding of foods, drinks, activities, and personal items in order to manipulate your behavior. </span>The maximization of respect for patient autonomy and bodily integrity, rather than the imposition of the therapist’s professional values, is what the application of “informed consent” should endeavor to achieve.</span></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For more information: <a href="https://therapistndc.org/therapy/acquired-neurological-conditions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Acquired Neurological Conditions</a></span></p></div><p> </p><p class="title text-headline mb-3" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Autism, Inc.: The Autism Industrial Complex</span></p><p class="title text-headline mb-3"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Abstract: </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We contend that, within capitalism, the Autism Industrial Complex (aic) produces both autism as commodity and the normative cultural logic of intervention in relation to it. Comprised of ideological/rhetorical as well as material/economic infrastructure, we argue that the aic is not the myriad businesses and industries that capitalize and profit from it; rather, these constitute its epiphenomenal features. In the production of autism as commodity, the aic also simultaneously produces that commodity’s market, its consumers, and its own monopoly control of that market through production for consumption of need for, consent to, and legitimacy of interventionist logics. Within this apparatus, almost anyone can capitalize on and profit from autism. And within the aic, autistic people—their very bodies—function as the raw materials from which this industrial complex is built, even as autistic people—their very identities and selves—also become unwitting, and often unwilling, products of the aic.”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In: Journal of Disability Studies in Education E-ISSN: 2588-8803 Print ISSN: 2588-879X Publisher: Brill</span><br /><a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/jdse/aop/article-10.1163-25888803-bja10008/article-10.1163-25888803-bja10008.xml"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">https://brill.com/view/journals/jdse/aop/article-10.1163-25888803-bja10008/article-10.1163-25888803-bja10008.xml</span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb20607 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bb20607" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f942ae" data-id="8f942ae" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-83aba5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="83aba5e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a87469 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9a87469" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d69717c" data-id="d69717c" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7cd408b noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7cd408b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Disability Narratives</span></p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2019/12/27/ableist-narratives-that-poison-disability-policy-and-disabled-peoples-lives/?fbclid=IwAR0QnLXCQp3X50CJMHHriVXhCCslOdWvHIflMk0YN-4acMAonyVOyaoEhgo#52b905b037eb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ableist Narratives That Poison Disability Policy And Disabled People’s Lives</a><br />Pulrang, A. (2019, December 29). <i>Ableist narratives that Poison Disability Policy and disabled people’s lives</i>. Forbes. </p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2020/01/17/its-time-for-a-reimagining-of-disability-etiquette/?fbclid=IwAR09u8HxvR_MdwFzM7dCBgAtWITXNWhPVn1FdvAgrEVuJUMyOX4IJRCS3qk#13e6c74ad6d8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">It’s Time For A Reimagining Of Disability Etiquette</a><br />Pulrang, A. (2020, January 18). <i>It’s time for a reimagining of disability etiquette</i>. Forbes.</p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-033ba0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="033ba0d" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14106ff" data-id="14106ff" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5dd6347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="5dd6347" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f86ee42 noselect elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f86ee42" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbe6434" data-id="bbe6434" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-97daf29 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="97daf29" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Recommended Books</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Books by Alfie Kohn:</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;">It is primarily Alfie Kohn’s work that shapes the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective’s position on no use of behavior modification through positive reinforcement, or as he eloquently states, “control by seduction”. </span></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Punished-Rewards-Twenty-fifth-Alfie-Kohn/dp/132845052X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punished by Rewards: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes</a></p><p>“Alfie Kohn’s landmark challenge to carrot-and-stick psychology, featuring updated reflections and research in a major new afterword by the author<br />Our basic strategy for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summed up in six words: Do this and you’ll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in the same way that we train the family pet.<br />Since its publication in 1993, this groundbreaking book has persuaded countless parents, teachers, and managers that attempts to manipulate people with incentives may seem to work in the short run, but they ultimately fail and even do lasting harm. Drawing from hundreds of studies, Kohn demonstrates that we actually do inferior work when we are enticed with money, grades, or other incentives—and are apt to lose interest in whatever we were bribed to do.<br />Promising goodies to children for good behavior, meanwhile, can never produce anything more than temporary obedience. Even praise can become a verbal bribe that gets kids hooked on our approval.<br />Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin—and the coin doesn’t buy much. What is needed, Kohn explains, is an alternative to both ways of controlling people. Hence, he offers practical strategies for parents, teachers, and managers to replace carrots and sticks. Seasoned with humor and familiar examples, Punished by Rewards presents an argument that is unsettling to hear but impossible to dismiss.”</p><p>Books by Julia Bascom:<br />Julia Bascom serves as Executive Director at the <a href="https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/staff/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autistic Self Advocacy Network</a>. Julia is an autistic writer and activist who has served on the New Hampshire DD council and is the founder of the Loud Hands Project. She writes about autistic identity, community, and language; disability rights; theory vs. praxis; and autism acceptance on her website, Just Stimming…</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Obsessive-Joy-Autism-Julia-Bascom/dp/1849057265/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Julia+Bascom&qid=1579390792&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Obsessive Joy of Autism</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Loud-Hands-Autistic-People-Speaking/dp/1938800028/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Julia+Bascom&qid=1579390792&s=books&sr=1-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Till-Morning-Essays-Acceptance-ebook/dp/B00C35BDFG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Julia+Bascom&qid=1579390792&s=books&sr=1-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">And Straight on Till Morning: Essays on Autism Acceptance</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f098553 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f098553" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b605618" data-id="b605618" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d96cab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="d96cab3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7318a10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="7318a10" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4009d9" data-id="b4009d9" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6974ccb noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6974ccb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Facebook Pages We Follow</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Therapist Neurodiversity Collective is a collective of therapists who believe that our therapy practices must contribute to a world in which autistic and other neurodivergent people have equitable equal access, rights, and opportunities. We advocate for neurodiversity acceptance, self-determination, dignity, respect of individual rights, sensory preferences, and the power to say “no”. Every member pledges to provide culturally competent, trauma-sensitive, empathetic care.</span></p><p><em>We believe that it is critical for us to really listen to autistic and other neurodivergent people, to be mentored, and to conduct our therapy practices accordingly. In no particular order, these are some of the neurodivergent educators, advocates, and activists, we follow on Facebook:</em></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AutisticAdvocacy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autistic Self Advocacy Network</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theautisticadvocate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Autistic Advocate</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/AutisticAllies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autistic Allies</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/endseclusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/autisminclusivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autism Inclusivity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/AutisticAllies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Autistic Cooperative</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NeuroClastic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NeuroClastic</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BetterWaysThanABA/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Better Ways Than ABA</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thinkingpersonsguidetoautism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thinking Persons Guide to Autism</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ABAUKAutismDiscussion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABA UK Autism Discussion</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/EdWileyAutismAcceptance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ed Wiley Autism Acceptance Lending Library</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theautisticavenger/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Autistic Avenger</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/awnnetwork.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/autisticnewsfeed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Âûtistic News Feed</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AutisticUK/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Autistic UK</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Communication1st/">Communication First</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/a4aontario/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A4A: Public Page</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f56ca4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f56ca4b" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea8faf2" data-id="ea8faf2" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ca4b1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer" data-id="ca4b1f4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="spacer.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><div class="elementor-spacer"><div class="elementor-spacer-inner"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f3b4f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="6f3b4f5" data-element_type="section"><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f9c0d3" data-id="8f9c0d3" data-element_type="column"><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0903723 noselect elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="0903723" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"><div class="elementor-widget-container"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c374d; font-size: 18pt;">Patient Rights – Self-Determination & Quality of Life</span></p><p><span style="color: #0c374d;"><a style="color: #0c374d;" href="https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/transmittals/downloads/R75SOMA.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">§482.13(b)(2) The patient or his or her representative (as allowed under State law) has the right to make informed decisions regarding his or her care. The patient’s rights include being informed of his or her health status, being involved in care planning and treatment, and being able to request or refuse treatment</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.Dec 2, 2011</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;"><a style="color: #0c374d;" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10141946" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Patient Self-Determination Act. A matter of life and death.</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">Physician Assist. 1995 Mar;19(3):49, 53-6, 59-60 passim.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) is a federal law, and compliance is mandatory. It is the purpose of this act to ensure that a patient’s right to self-determination in health care decisions be communicated and protected. Through advance directives–the living will and the durable power of attorney–the right to accept or reject medical or surgical treatment is available to adults while competent, so that in the event that such adults become incompetent to make decisions, they would more easily continue to control decisions affecting their health care. Without advance directives and the proper adherence to such directives, former President Richard Nixon and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis might still be alive today, in persistent vegetative states. This article examines the history of the act, its importance to each individual, the clinical, ethical and legal issues, and the role of health care professionals in effectively implementing and ensuring compliance of the PSDA.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;"><a style="color: #0c374d;" href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_issues_for_consumers/patient_self_determination_act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law for Older Americans – Health Care Advance Directives. What is the Patient Self-Determination Act?</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">American Bar Association. (2013, March 18). <i>Health Care Advance Directives</i>. Americanbar.org. Retrieved January 15, 2019, from <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_issues_for_consumers/patient_self_determination_act/">https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_issues_for_consumers/patient_self_determination_act/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;"><a style="color: #0c374d;" href="https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/1069/1234" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neurodiversity, Quality of Life, and Autistic Adults: Shifting Research and Professional Focuses onto Real-Life Challenges</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">This article examines challenges to the quality of life experienced by autistic adults.1 The author, who is an autistic researcher, first shares how a neurodiversity perspective offers an important alternative to the deficit model of autism. Whereas the deficit model portrays autistic people as ill, broken, and in need of fixing, the neurodiversity perspective portrays it as a form of human diversity with associated strengths and difficulties. The article’s discussion then shifts to presenting Schalock’s (2000) quality of life framework as a neurodiversity-compatible lens through which domains of quality of life can be viewed. The article analyzes in detail these core domains in relation to the lives of autistic adults. The author suggests that a collaborative approach between professionals/researchers and autistic adults is needed to develop meaningful solutions to these challenges, and he presents possibilities for collaboration.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #0c374d;">Robertson, S. M. (2010). <i>Neurodiversity, quality of life, and autistic adults: Shifting research and professional focuses onto real-life challenges</i>. Disability Studies Quarterly. 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