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Table of Contents
Neurodiverse Couples Therapy
The Truth about Relationships through a Neurospicy LensCouples therapy was designed for neurotypical people—yet we know that neurodivergence is everywhere. How can we better identify, help, and support... Read more
Unlearning Behaviorism
The Mindshift of PDA-Informed CareTried-and-true behavioral strategies have been failing spectacularly in households with Pathologically Demand Avoidant children. Helping PDA families feel safe... Read more
Healing a Lifetime of Neurodivergent Trauma
Accommodation, Validation, and Autistic AttunementFor many Autistic people, the trauma they carry is a result of society treating them like broken neurotypicals. Neuro-affirming care begins with providing... Read more
What Not to Do in Neuro-Affirming Intakes
And What You Should Always DoNeuro-affirming intakes need to begin with doing no harm. Read more
The PDA Lens
A New Vision for Supporting a Nervous System DisabilityWhat would you do if your active but chronically dysregulated four-year-old stopped speaking, eating, and moving, and everyone you turned to for... Read more
Autism and Disordered Eating
What You May Be Missing and MisdiagnosingThe overlap between autism and eating disorders is poorly understood, even by many eating disorder specialists. Read more
Today's Autism and Teens
Grappling with Identity, Belonging, and Self-AcceptanceWhen it comes to teens who’ve found belonging and understanding in the autism community, our job is more about validating than diagnosing. Read more
Inside The PDA Safe Circle
Supporting Vulnerable Nervous Systems in Chronic DistressVulnerable nervous systems that are in chronic distress require a unique approach to understanding and creating a felt sense of safety. Read more
Parenting a Neurodivergent Child
Scenes from a Long, Lonely JourneyA mother’s lonely quest to help her undiagnosed Autistic child leads her on a wild goose chase for solutions. Read more
Extra Features
Forging a Multicultural Identity
How to Move from Isolation to FusionHow can we help our clients work through the inner torment of trying to occupy two cultural identities at once when they don’t fully feel they belong to... Read more
The Transgender Community in Crisis
Confronting the Political Erasure of Trans and Nonbinary IdentitiesThe impact of a series of executive orders targeting trans and nonbinary people has been immediate and devastating. How can therapists help? Read more
What is Faceblindness?
When Brain Architecture Impacts TherapyTherapists tend to assume all their clients can visualize safe places and past experiences. But some can’t! Read more
Departments
The Wilderness Therapy Controversy
Lifelong Trauma or Lifesaving Treatment?
The Therapist Who Sees Therapists
Working with the Trickiest Clients
The Client Who's Tried Everything
ACT and ISTDP Tackle One Challenging Case
Is Therapy Slipping into Pseudoscience?
Recognizing the Warning Signs
6 Podcasts Therapists Are Listening To
New Perspectives from Comedy to Psychiatry