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Neurodivergent affirming language, practice and understanding

Neurodivergent affirming language, practice and understanding:

Language:

Nick Walker's book Neuroqueer Heresies. Walker is Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and senior instructor at the Aiki Arts Center, Berkeley. This book includes chapters on 'Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms and Definitions', "Defining Neurotypicality & Neurodivergence', 'Neurotypical Psychotherapists & Autistic Clients', and 'Guiding Principles for a Course on Autism': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neuroqueer-Heresies-Neurodiversity-Empowerment-Possibilities/dp/1945955260

In-depth terminology section from Rose and Cobbaert (2023). Trigger Warning: concerns eating disorders: https://nedc.com.au/assets/NEDC-Publications/Eating-Disorders-and-Neurodivergence-A-Stepped-Care-Approach.pdf 

The National Autistic Society website has an Advice and Guidance section (includes terminology such as varying support needs): https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/varying-support-needs

NICE guidelines on talking about people: https://www.nice.org.uk/corporate/ecd1/chapter/talking-about-people

Psychiatry UK website. A post on the problematic use and inaccuracy of autism functioning labels: https://psychiatry-uk.com/higher-or-lower-why-using-functional-labels-to-describe-autism-is-problematic/ 

Another post on problematic functioning labels by the Autism Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org/2021/12/functioning-labels-harm-autistic-people/ 

NHS on accessible information and language: https://www.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/about/get-involved/involving-people/making-information-and-the-words-we-use-accessible/#autism

Practice:

UCL Compassionate Pedagogy in Practice: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/digital-education/2019/07/03/compassionate-pedagogy-in-practice/

Compassionate Pedagogy for Neurodiversity in Higher Ed (Hamilton and Petty, 2023): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9978378/

Neurodiversity-inclusing postsecondary campuses (Dwyer et al., 2023): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10024274/

UCL Supporting Neurodiversity in eduction: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-learning/publications/2023/oct/supporting-neurodiversity-education

Understanding:

Podcast by 2 AuDHD therapists: https://www.divergentpod.com/ 

Neurodivergent Insights from a neurodivergent clinician: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/

Getaway Autist Mobile Instagram account. Gives an important and overlooked insight to Autistic people's experiences with higher support needs and using AAC: https://www.instagram.com/getaway_autist_mobile/ 

Behaviour Analysis in Practice Journal - "They have a voice; are we listening?" - article addressing Autistic adults' criticisms of ABA practice https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10050513/pdf/40617_2022_Article_690.pdf

Autistic Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org/resources/

CHADD and ADHD women: https://chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-news-adults/attention-why-adhd-is-more-challenging-for-women/

CHADD and Inattentive ADHD and boys: https://chadd.org/attention-article/inattentive-adhd-in-boys/

Autism and ADHD overlap: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/adhd-infographics/adhd-and-autism-overlap

ADDitude’s Webinars and Resources (ADD is now diagnosed as ADHD inattentive type in the UK): https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-expert-webinars-index/