Neuro-Diversity Affirming Practices

Over a decade ago, I had the opportunity to meet some of the family members from the Tremaine Foundation. They were the first family foundation I had met supporting learning differences and integrating supports into their internal practices as well.

As they put it, “It’s personal.” Many in their family have learning and attention issues and have utilized their learning strengths to succeed. They are why we began using more visual prompts for our events and gave us a partner for thinking through other support needs.

It has become personal for me as well. Over the past three years, I have learned as much as possible about neuro-diversity and neurodiversity affirming practices. Neuro-diversity affirming care to me is: a strengths and rights-based approach to developmental difference that aims to provide support and adaptations that affirm the neurodivergent identity. This is rather than thinking anything need be fixed or cured.

Here are a few of the places I learn from:

• Meg Ferrell, Learn, Play, Thrive: https://learnplaythrive.com

• Daniella, All Play is Ok: https://allplayisok.com

• Imani Barbarin: https://www.instagram.com/crutches_and_spice/?hl=en

• Tiffany L. Hammond, Fidgets and Fries: https://www.fidgetsandfries.co

• Tiffany, nigh.functioning.autism: https://www.instagram.com/nigh.functioning.autism/

• Echo Autism: https://echoautism.org/resources/

• Erin, Spins and Stomps: https://www.instagram.com/spinsandstomps/

• Katja Piscitelli, Boho Speechie: https://www.bohospeechie.net

• Kaelynn Partlow: https://www.instagram.com/kaelynnvp/?hl=en

  I would love to talk more about neurodiversity, your experiences, or the neurodiversity affirming practices I’ve been trying out anytime supportive. Please reach out.