neurodivergency

psychiatry UK, CQC and ADHD

Brain multicoloured with hypodermic needles sticking out of it

It seems neurodivergency has been brought in for deconstruction and dismissal in the ‘war on woke’ – which appears to be a war against diversity and compassion.

all or some

Heads facing opposite direction to each other

‘Oh, but we are all on the autistic spectrum, really, when you think about it…’ That’s what people sometimes say. But are they right?

in counselling, one size does not fit all

Sepia image of arms stretching upwards

In the development of therapy from Freud onwards, foundational mantras were formulated by old, wealthy, white men of immense privilege.

demedicalising difference

Groups of people with shared interests or aims. Concept of the diversity of people's talents and skills associated with different brains.

I have been reflecting on the value of transposing ‘recognition’ in preference to ‘diagnosis’ in relation to neurodivergencies, in the context of avoiding the ‘othering’ … read more