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Free 2025 Advent Calendar & Neuro-Affirming Autism Resources
Free 2025 Advent Calendar & Neuro-Affirming Autism Resources
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Support That Fits Us
Neuro-affirming therapy and support, written for the people who give it and the people who receive it.
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What schools and parents need to understand about supporting Autistic and neurodivergent children
What schools and parents need to understand about supporting Autistic and neurodivergent children
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Understanding the Double Empathy Problem: A Guide For Autistic People & Families
FREE Neuro-Affirming Communication & Sensory Passport + Training Support Autistic people through better understanding of communication, sensory needs & double empathy.
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Presuming Competence: A Neuro-Affirming Reframe To Support Autistic People
When “presume competence” is applied without a neuro-affirming lens, it can become a harmful, ableist expectation
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Ethics & Values of Autistic Realms
Autistic Realms is grounded in values of authenticity, autonomy, and relational care for the human rights of Autistic or otherwise neurodivergent and disabled people. These guiding principles align…
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Inclusion Needs Recognition, Not Erasure: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach
When headlines claim that autism and ADHD are “invented labels,” it’s more than rhetoric, it’s erasure. A explores why removing neurodiversity from education would harm the very children inclusion is…
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Why “Interest-Led” Isn’t Enough: Embracing Monotropism & Neuro-Affirming Practice
Many approaches claim to be “interest-led,” but true neuroaffirming practice goes deeper. Being monotropism-informed means honouring Autistic attention, autonomy, and sensory safety; not using…
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Navigating PANS/PANDAS & Neurodivergence
Our new PANS/PANDAS info-gathering templates help families, schools & clinicians understand the overlap between neurodivergence and PANS/PANDAS.
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Protecting the Meaning of Neuro-Affirming Practice
Discover what genuine neuro-affirming practice looks like — beyond tokenism and “neurodiversity-lite.” Explore how to protect the heart of the neurodiversity movement and uphold its community-led…
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Discovering Belonging: Creating Neuro-Affirming Animations with Thriving Autistic
Discovering Belonging: Neuro-Affirming Animations with Thriving Autistic. Celebrate Autistic identity through the Discovery Programme and new animations that explore belonging, strengths, and…
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SPACE-TIME: A Monotropism Informed Framework for Autistic People
SPACE-TIME: A Monotropism-Informed Neuroaffirming Framework for Autistic People
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Creating Autistic Safety and Belonging: 10 Ideas for Neurodivergent Competency
10 Principles of Neuro-Affirming Practice: Building Neurodivergent Competency Together
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Beyond “Neurodiversity Lite”: Why Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice Matters
Explore the difference between true neurodiversity-affirming practice and “neurodiversity-lite,” and why justice, and lived experience matter.
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Autistic Mental Health: Beyond the Pathology Paradigm
Autistic mental health is often framed through a narrow, deficit-based lens — one that focuses on pathology, risk, and what’s “wrong.” But this view leaves out the richness of autistic lives, the…
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From Autistic Realms to More Realms: Exploring Other Ways of Being
By Helen Edgar, Autistic Realms At the heart of everything I do is a belief that lived experience and Autistic lives matter. What if support for Autistic children began with listening to Autistic…
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From Autistic Realms to More Realms: Exploring Other Ways of Being
Journey from Autistic Realms into More Realms—where neuro-affirming support meets creative, sensory, and neuroqueer explorations of other ways of being.
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Neuro-Affirming Neurodivergent & Disabled Wheel of Life: Reclaiming Flow on Our Own Terms
Neuro-Affirming Neurodivergent & Disabled Wheel of Life: Reclaiming Flow on Our Own Terms Workbook available for instant download.
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Autistic Storytime With David
In this episode of Autistic Storytime David explores how he experiences pain differently and why. He goes on to discuss how doctors fail to take his pain seriously and why this is a significant…
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Queer- and Neuro- Affirming Spaces and Practice
David and Katie are joined by Bird Sellergren and Jaesic Wade to discuss affirming spaces and safe(r) spaces, as part of the podcasts pride month coverage! Click Here to Download the Neurodiversity…
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Cancer Service Inequity- David with Katie Munday
David is joined by Katie Munday (they/them) to discuss their work into cancer service inequity. This episode contains detailed discussion of cancer experiences, so please be aware that it may be…
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Autistic people and psychiatric inpatient treatment- David with Rachel Cullen
This episode may be triggering for some people. Join David and Rachel (they/them) as they talk about the harsh realities of the psychiatric institution, including things that would mitigate the need…
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The Mental Health Act- David with Rachel Gavin
In this episode, David and Rachel discuss the Mental Health Act both in it's current form and some of the proposals to bring it into the 21st century. They consider what this means for Autistic…
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Diagnosis Later in Life- David with Bobbi Elman
In this episode of the podcast, David will be joined by Bobbi Elman to discuss the process and journey of seeking an autism diagnosis later in life. Bobbi's Facebook page
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Neurodivergence & Social Care (Part 1)- David with Tanya Adkin & Rachel Gavin
In this first part of our two part special on neurodivergence and social care, David will be talking to Tanya Adkin (Assistant Social Worker) and Rachel Gavin (Independent Social Worker) of ND Social…