As an allistic professional working to support individuals with their identification process, I really want to try my hardest to understand what feels authentic, trauma informed, person led and neuroaffirmative. My training and background makes this tricky, because our healthcare system insists on using medicalised or deficit focused models.
I often hear stories from people, about how patronising, ableist or even infantilising the process can feel. I am so keen to ensure this never comes across in my practice. In this spirit, I would really love to hear any thoughts people had on their experiences that they just wish professionals took on board.
To be clear: this is not any form of research. It’s something I ask as I recently had the experience of saying the wrong thing to a client that felt non neuroaffirmative and did not land well. My nightmare as someone who wants to support someone! If this is the wrong place to post this, please feel free to delete :)