Neurodivergence
Our understanding of autism and how to support neurodivergent clients of all ages has rapidly evolved in recent years. Validation, accommodation, and community are critical to helping people heal from the widespread isolation and trauma that result from being misunderstood. Whether we’re helping clients grapple with a late-life diagnosis, working with parents of autistic children–or children themselves–our practices must be up to date.
These articles unpack topics including ADHD, PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), autistic burnout, neurodivergent couples therapy, and more.
Learn from Kory Andreas, Casey Ehrlich, Tasha Oswald, Diane Gould, and others.
What We're Missing in ADHD Treatment
Rethinking Consequences, Skill Gaps, and ResponsibilityAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Discover how to help clients unmask hidden symptoms and build lives that function well while embracing their neurodivergence. Topics include executive function challenges, embracing self-compassion, and more.
Autism & Neurodivergent-Affirming Care
These articles explore what it takes to offer effective, affirming care to neurodivergent clients across the lifespan. Learn more from leaders in the field including Kory Andreas and Tasha Oswald.
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
These articles explore the shifting understanding of PDA as a profile of autism and emerging approaches that honor autonomy while effectively supporting PDA clients and their families.
The stories children make up about why they’re different are the real risk of leaving ADHD unlabeled, despite what many parents believe. Read more
A physician and bestselling author shares the science behind his perspective on how stress and environment affect ADHD. Read more
Parents of neurodivergent children are struggling—and far too often, we’re making it worse. Read more
In clients with ADHD, rejection sensitivity is what a nervous system learns after years of correction and misattunement. Healing requires relational... Read more
For many girls and women, ADHD hides behind depression, anxiety, and hormonal changes we should all be more aware of. Read more
A narrative approach to autism assessment may be the only real path to an accurate diagnosis for high-masking people. Read more
Autism and ADHD are much more than a subset of behaviors; they’re a different body-mind. Here’s a practical tool that breaks it down for clinicians and... Read more
Unrecognized ADHD can travel through families as a legacy of failure, until an accurate diagnosis rewrites the story. Read more
The same brain that helps ADHD therapists excel in the therapy room can make documentation feel impossible. Read more
Autistic clinicians can offer clients the benefit of high pattern recognition and a “missing filter.” Read more
How do therapists help clients whose nervous systems are caught between two contradictory sets of needs? Read more
Kory Andreas explores how PDA-driven dysregulation can turn love into blame, and why partners can't fix what isn't theirs. Read more
A psychiatric nurse practitioner, once misdiagnosed and overmedicated herself, shares why millions of autistic adults are being treated for the wrong... Read more
Going no-contact is a last-resort boundary some autistic adults set when other attempts to set limits with family members have failed. Read more
On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more
Dr. Ramani Durvasula and Kory Andreas discuss why autism and narcissism are often misconstrued in intimate relationships. Read more
Misinformation about autism harms families, undermines progress, and diverts attention away from evidence-based practices that prevent neurodivergent burnout. Read more
Tried-and-true behavioral strategies have been failing spectacularly in households with Pathologically Demand Avoidant children. Helping PDA families feel safe... Read more
Vulnerable nervous systems that are in chronic distress require a unique approach to understanding and creating a felt sense of safety. Read more
For 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
Neuro-affirming intakes need to begin with doing no harm. Read more
The overlap between autism and eating disorders is poorly understood, even by many eating disorder specialists. Read more
What 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
Couples therapy was designed for neurotypical people—yet we know that neurodivergence is everywhere. How can we better identify, help, and support... Read more
When it comes to teens who’ve found belonging and understanding in the autism community, our job is more about validating than diagnosing. Read more
Increasing numbers of young people are wanting the validation of an autism diagnosis, even when assessments reveal they don’t meet the criteria. Read more
Parenting with untreated adult ADHD poses inherent difficulties for the entire family. Read more
The strongest couples are the ones who are open to help—the ones who can surround themselves with allies, inviting others into the trenches with them. Read more
Is there an alternative to applied behavioral analysis for children on the spectrum? Read more
Four simple ingredients will become bread, whether you do everything right or not. The result may not be perfect, but it doesn’t have to be. Read more
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