Understanding Anxiety in Autistic and ADHD Folks – 5 Ways to Help
Insights into how anxiety is often experienced by autistic and ADHD individuals - and 5 ways to help. From an AuDHD therapist. As a counsellor, one of the most common…
Harm In Therapy – Neurodivergence
The Therapist/Neurodivergent Client Rupture Spiral: Understanding How Harm Can Happen in Therapy Therapy is generally seen as a safe and healing space, but for many neurodivergent clients, the experience can…
Working with PDA in the Therapy Room: A Neurodivergent Affirming Lens for Therapists
PDA, Persistent Drive for Autonomy (often called Pathological Demand Avoidance) is a profile that stirs up a lot of conversation (and sometimes controversy) in therapeutic spaces. But when we look…
Neurodivergent Affirming Therapy – The SCENE Approach
A Guide for working with neurodivergence in the therapy room When I first began working with neurodivergent clients, I realised how little guidance there was for therapists like me. The…
Unmasking Sensory Needs: Why Understanding Your Sensory Profile Can Be Life-Changing
For neurodivergent adults, parents of neurodivergent children and for the therapists that support them. [Read on to get your FREE sensory checklist, a neurodivergent resource for parents, professionals or neurodivergent…
Empowering Parents & Carers of Neurodivergent Children – Support, Assessment, and Advocacy
Perhaps you've recently discovered that your child might be Autistic, ADHD, Dyslexic, Dyspraxic, or another form of neurodivergence. Or maybe you’re already partway through this journey and are searching for…
The Intersection of Autism and ADHD (AuDHD)
An article looking at what it is like to be both autistic and ADHD, the intersection between them and the way traits can counteract, exacerbate or complement each other. Many…
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Autistic and ADHD Masking
Have you ever felt like there are two parts to you - the public part that you present to the world at work, school or social gatherings, and the private…
The DIVERSE model – 7 principles of Neurodivergent Affirming Practice
As a neurodivergent therapist and passionate advocate of neurodivergent affirming therapy I created the “DIVERSE model of neurodivergent affirming practice” (A.Peters, 2023) which sets out the 7 principles for practitioners…
Neurodivergent Communication
As a neurodivergent therapist who works with neurodivergent (ND) individuals, I see one topic come up again and again - communication. In this article I explore the diversity of communication…