Autism-Affirming Therapy: What Neurodivergent Clients Need From Their Therapist

Recently there has been a growing discussion and acceptance of neurodivergence, leading to an increase in the number of people who identify with the label “autistic”. The mental health community has some history of being unwelcoming or outright hostile to autistic communities, creating unsafe environments or mislabeling certain behaviors. Many practitioners are unsure of how…