{"id":8003,"date":"2024-02-21T12:51:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingtonautismalliance.org\/resources\/?page_id=8003"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T22:37:06","slug":"defining-a-neurodiversity-affirming-resource","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/washingtonautismalliance.org\/resources\/defining-a-neurodiversity-affirming-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining a Neurodiversity-Affirming Healthcare Resource"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What does it mean for a healthcare resource to be Neurodiversity-Affirming?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list stk-block-icon-list stk-block stk-33805ab\" data-block-id=\"33805ab\"><svg style=\"display:none\"><defs><g id=\"stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-33805ab\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 190 190\"><polygon points=\"173.8,28.4 60.4,141.8 15.7,97.2 5.1,107.8 60.4,163 184.4,39 173.8,28.4\"\/><\/svg><\/g><\/defs><\/svg><ul class=\"stk-block-icon-list__ul stk-block-icon-list--column\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-af4a2e1\" data-block-id=\"af4a2e1\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-33805ab\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">When a resource is neurodiversity-affirming, it is recognized that neurodivergence is not a flaw or illness that needs to be \u201cfixed\u201d or corrected.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-fd4cbcb\" data-block-id=\"fd4cbcb\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-33805ab\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">It is recognized that neurodivergence comes with it\u2019s own set of strengths that can be fostered.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-892faa8\" data-block-id=\"892faa8\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-33805ab\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">A neurodiversity-affirming resource is aware that each client is the expert on their own experience and preferences, and holds space for both the strengths and needs for person-centered supports.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-list-item stk-block-icon-list-item stk-block stk-d9415f2\" data-block-id=\"d9415f2\"><div class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__content\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><use xlink:href=\"#stk-icon-list__icon-svg-def-33805ab\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div><\/span><span class=\"stk-block-icon-list-item__text\">Neurodiveristy-affirming is not a specific set of interventions or things the resource says or does.&nbsp; 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