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Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy with Autistic adults - Therapist starting pack

$5.00

This therapist starter pack helps you move beyond the medical model and build neurodiversity affirming practice with Autistic adults.

It combines three practical resources:

· Part 1 (Medical vs ND‑affirming therapy), which deepens your understanding of neurodiversity affirming therapy

· Part 2 (Theory→practice reflection framework), which gives you a 4 step framework to effect change in your counselling practice

· Replacement Language Handout that standardises affirming wording across your notes, reports, and website.

What you will gain through this resource:

Clarity & confidence: A side-by-side contrast of the medical model and ND‑affirming therapy (language, goals, assumptions, modality), plus concrete actions you can implement today: intake questions, safety menus, and co-regulation routines.
A reflection framework that drives change: A four‑step framework—Notice · Identify · Respond · Reflect—to translate insight into practice, use in supervision, and audit boundaries, capacity, and ethical decisions.
Affirming language, standardised: A Replacement Language Handout that swaps deficit terms for descriptive ones (e.g., symptoms → traits; non‑verbal → non‑speaking; high/low functioning → contextual support needs) to protect autonomy and reduce masking pressure.
Harm‑reduction in the room: Sensory‑first strategies, pacing and processing tools, and a masking plan that validates survival strategies while prioritising safety and consent—change the conditions first, then consider personal change if desired.

Created to match the tone and depth you expect from NDATS resources, this pack gives you the scaffolds to pause and choose rather than react, and to evolve practice at a sustainable pace—session by session, week by week.

This therapist starter pack helps you move beyond the medical model and build neurodiversity affirming practice with Autistic adults.

It combines three practical resources:

· Part 1 (Medical vs ND‑affirming therapy), which deepens your understanding of neurodiversity affirming therapy

· Part 2 (Theory→practice reflection framework), which gives you a 4 step framework to effect change in your counselling practice

· Replacement Language Handout that standardises affirming wording across your notes, reports, and website.

What you will gain through this resource:

Clarity & confidence: A side-by-side contrast of the medical model and ND‑affirming therapy (language, goals, assumptions, modality), plus concrete actions you can implement today: intake questions, safety menus, and co-regulation routines.
A reflection framework that drives change: A four‑step framework—Notice · Identify · Respond · Reflect—to translate insight into practice, use in supervision, and audit boundaries, capacity, and ethical decisions.
Affirming language, standardised: A Replacement Language Handout that swaps deficit terms for descriptive ones (e.g., symptoms → traits; non‑verbal → non‑speaking; high/low functioning → contextual support needs) to protect autonomy and reduce masking pressure.
Harm‑reduction in the room: Sensory‑first strategies, pacing and processing tools, and a masking plan that validates survival strategies while prioritising safety and consent—change the conditions first, then consider personal change if desired.

Autism diagnosis - a resource to support clinicians and those seeking a diagnosis

$5.00

What’s included

Part 1 (Editable PDF): Medical Model vs Neurodiversity‑Affirming Therapy. Side‑by‑side tables and guidance on language, therapy goals, therapeutic assumptions, modality, sensory strategies, and masking, with suggested actions (intake wording, meaning‑checks, safety menus). Ideal as a quick reference and team training primer.

Part 2 (Editable PDF): Theory to practice: Using a reflection framework to effect professional change. A structured loop—Notice · Identify · Respond · Reflect—with prompts you can bring to supervision, apply before new referrals, and use to monitor capacity, boundaries, and ethics.

Replacement Language Handout (PDF): A clear, printable wording guide that reframes common pathologising terms (e.g., ASD symptoms, suffers from autism, high/low functioning) into affirming, descriptive language grounded in lived experience and clarity. Use it across documentation, websites, and client materials.

Who it’s for
Counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, and support professionals working with Autistic adults—especially those late‑diagnosed or exploring identity and burnout—who want to reduce harm and increase therapeutic benefit without defaulting to compliance or normalisation.

How you might use it

Between sessions: set a one‑sentence intention; run a capacity check; adjust pace and sensory context.
In supervision: share outcomes (where you noticed strain, how you identified, what you responded with, what you learned) to make supervision a scaffold for your process—not just case content.
With your team: adopt the language handout to standardise wording; add intake prompts that ask, “What adjustments increase safety for your nervous system?”

Format
3 × PDFs (two editable/fillable workbooks + one printable handout). Immediate digital download.