If you’re newer to neuroaffirming work, you may find yourself:
- Wondering whether you can reliably recognize neurodivergence beyond stereotypes.
- Feeling concerned about unintentionally reinforcing shame, masking, or trauma.
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Raising the standard of care for neurodivergent clients.
Whether you’re seeking foundational or advanced training in neuroaffirming care, you are in the right place. We understand that as a clinician you’re deeply committed to providing affirming, ethical, and culturally responsive care.
At the same time, you may be recognizing that high masking neurodivergent clients are common in therapy. They are often misunderstood or misdiagnosed. The stakes feel high. You want to provide a different experience by meeting their needs and helping them feel truly seen.
You might reflect on past or current clients and wonder whether they fit within an Autistic or ADHD neurotype, and how you might approach their care differently.
Or you may already have significant experience working with neurodivergent clients. You might even identify as neurodivergent yourself. Still, you may feel your training options are limited.
If you’re more experienced in neuroaffirming work, you may find yourself:
- Searching for rigorous, advanced training but finding surface level content or deficit-based models.
- Wanting consultation and professional community grounded in lived experience and affirming care.
Whether you’re seeking foundational or advanced training in neuroaffirming care, you are in the right place. We understand that as a clinician you’re deeply committed to providing affirming, ethical, and culturally responsive care.
You may also be recognizing that high masking neurodivergent clients are common in therapy. Yet, they are often misunderstood or misdiagnosed due to longstanding gaps in training and awareness.
We are here to close that gap.
At the NeuroAffirm Institute, we provide high quality continuing education and consultation led by respected neuroaffirming clinicians. Our instructors bring both clinical expertise and lived experience.
Advance Your Neuro-Affirming Practices While Gaining CE Credits
Whether you’re new or experienced, take the next step in your training with our CE courses and certifications to better support your neurodivergent clients.
Case Consultations From a Neurodivergent Perspective
Accelerate Your Professional Growth as a Neuro-Affirming Therapist
Clinical case consultation offers fresh insights into your clients’ challenges and neurodivergent traits, uncovers new directions to explore in your work, and helps you get unstuck and feel inspired again.
Group Consultations
Group consultations provide maximum exposure to neurodiversity-affirming principles and strategies for practical application.
- Connect with like-minded providers, receive valuable feedback on your cases, and learn from group dicussions.
1-on-1 Case Consultations
1-on-1 case consultations are perfect for those who need personalized support tailored to specific needs.
- Explore complex cases, reframe cases through a neurodiverent lens, and discuss clinical strategies.
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Insights to better understand, support, and empower neurodivergent individuals.
Our presentations are backed by passion, research and lived experience. We educate and champion for neuro-inclusion and work with helping professionals, community organizations, and media, such as podcasts.
Choose from bespoke presentations customized for your audience or our popular one-hour presentations.
Custom Presentations
Bespoke presentations, keynotes, Q&A seminars, and workshops on various topics focused on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of neurodivergent folks, including autistic and ADHD adults.
One-Hour Presentations
Presentations tailored for mental health providers and the general public. These presentations have been refined through audience feedback and provide well-rounded discussion points.
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Join us for dynamic and insightful sessions on neurodiversity, designed to foster both personal and professional growth. Join virtually or in-person!
Deepen Your Understanding With Our Recommended Resources
Dr. Tasha’s resource library has over 60 links to information from neurodiversity-affirming experts! Discover and learn from her favorite books, research articles, podcasts, blogs, and more.
Maya Angelou
“When You Know Better,
You Do Better.”
Misinformation, stigma, and lack of training, have made it difficult for people, including professionals, to support autistic adults effectively. As a result, a long line of providers have let neurodivergent folks down. Be the one to break that cycle! Through our services, gain the knowledge and skills so you can do better for our neurodivergent community!
The Neurodivergent Therapist Blog
Learn from meticulously researched articles written by Dr. Tasha Oswald, a neurodivergent therapist and thought leader. Tasha is passionate about sharing clinical insights and strategies you can implement today to better support your clients. Read the latest articles below or visit our blog to see all of Dr. Tasha’s articles.
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