A framework for neurodiversity-affirming interventions for autistic individuals.

Abstract

and writing-review and editing. Dena L. Gassner played an equal role in conceptualization and writing-review and editing.

Embracing gestalt language development as a fundamental neurodiversity-affirmative practice

“…There is a major shift within research and the provision of services and supports for autistic children away from deficit-focused medical models and towards neurodiversityaffirming frameworks that accept autistic ways of being, seek to promote well-being and autonomy, and respect autistic children's natural developmental trajectories, rather than aiming to reduce autistic characteristics (Leadbitter et al, 2021;Lerner et al, 2023). Efforts are ongoing to operationalise and integrate neurodiversityinformed practices into established intervention programmes (e.g.…”