Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy: Rethinking Approaches for Autistic and ADHD Clients

Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy: Rethinking Approaches for Autistic and ADHD ClientsRadically rethink how you work with Autistic and ADHD clients with this comprehensive and compassionate guide to neurodivergent affirming therapeutic practice. Drawing on Amy Peters' lived experience and professional insight, this book explores how traditional therapeutic models can misinterpret or pathologize neurodivergent ways of being and offers a practical and affirming alternative. Written with professionals in mind, this book introduces several

Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that I'm a whole neurodivergent person functioning as my brain intends

He digs into how everyday life can affect our wellbeing

post-diagnosis

and simply trying to fit in

When Courtney

impossible to scratch

would I have listened

grasping a fundamental understanding of key scientific concepts

and he slipped through the school’s cracks

but I am at a place now where I see autism as neither an affliction nor a superpower

inspiring imaginative play

weaved together with Ruby's trademark wit and humour