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Autistic and ADHD Affirming Resources

We have immediate openings with neuroaffirming providers, offering individual, couples, relationship, family, and group therapy. To learn more, please check out our services page for Neuroaffirming Therapy in North Carolina for kids, adolescents, and adults!

We recognize ADHD and Autism are specific neurotypes; however, we also recognize that people might be seeking a diagnosis for their own information, or as a result of seeking additional supports. Our doctoral-level providers are now offering virtual, comprehensive, strengths-based psychological evaluations for clients 18+ who are physically in North Carolina. In addition to assessing for ADHD and/or Autistic traits, we will also examine a wide range of other symptoms in order to offer a comprehensive, holistic set of tailored recommendations.

You can also self-schedule a free consult with one of our neuroaffirming clinicians on our appointment request page!

Autistic and ADHD Affirming Resources

Most of the learning resources and accounts below are from Autistic creators. To elevate Autistic voices, follow #ActuallyAutistic on all platforms, including LinkedIn.

Neuroaffirming Books

  • Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
  • Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities
  • Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World that Wasn’t Designed for You
  • The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide: A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens
  • Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking
  • I Will Die on this Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World
  • Queerly Autistic
  • The Autistic Trans Guide to Life
  • Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families
  • The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills
  • The Autism Industrial Complex
  • Me and My PDA: A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People
  • Laziness Does Not Exist
  • A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: A Memoir of Coming Home to My Neurodivergent Mind
  • For books on Neurodiversity, Trauma, and Disability Justice, check out these recommendations by Properties of Light
  • For books on Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), check out these PDA Resources compiled by Properties of Light
  • Books authored by or contributed to by Morénike Giwa Onaiwu

Neurodivergent Affirming Online Spaces

Facebook Groups/Pages (some on multiple social media platforms)

Instagram

Websites

  • Embrace Autism: A supportive online community and resource hub for individuals, families, and allies seeking to understand and celebrate neurodivergence. This website includes several measures for self-assessment, such as the RAADS-R, for those who wish to further explore Autistic identity.
  • Neuroqueer.com: A collection of books, essays, videos, and academic work by author, educator, queer futurist, and transpersonal somatic psychologist Dr. Nick Walker.
  • Therapist Neurodiversity Collective: An international space where therapists and professionals come together to promote neurodiversity-affirming practices, education, and advocacy in supporting neurodivergent clients.
  • Neurodiversity Library: A digital repository offering a wealth of literature and resources dedicated to promote understanding, acceptance, and inclusion for Autistic folks.
  • Better Understanding Terms: Neurodivergent, Neurodiverse, Neurodiversity: Article by Dr. Nick Walker: An informative article clarifying key terms in the realm of neurodiversity, enhancing understanding and clarity.
  • Actually Autistic Blogs List: A curated collection of blogs authored by Autistic individuals, providing important accounts of loved experiences.
  • Neurodivergent Insights: A collection of blogs, infographics, and training resources by neurodivergent clinician, parent, and advocate, Dr. Megan Neff.
  • Resources and Moreby Dr. Devon Price
  • All Brains Belong VT: Created by Dr. Mel Hauser, an Autistic/PDA/ADHD/dyslexic/dyspraxic/dyscalculic Board Certified Family Physician in Vermont. All Brains Belong is a neuroinclusive healthcare and community service organization. They offer a program to facilitate increased social connection, open to all ages and regardless of location, that helps match people up by interests and neurotypes. They also have a resource detailing common chronic health conditions that neurodivergent folx might experience or struggle with.
  • Neurodivergent Relationship Dynamics and Resources by Dr. Christine Henry

Autistic-Led Organizations

Neuroaffirming Podcasts

  • Divergent Conversations – Hosted by Dr. Megan Anna Neff and Patrick Casale who are AuDHD mental health professionals and entrepreneurs. They discuss a variety of neurodivergent-centered topics and also host other well-known leaders in the mental health, neurodivergent, and neurodivergent-affirming community. New episodes each Friday!
  • The Autistic Culture Podcast – Hosted by Matt Lowry, LPP and Dr. Angela Lauria. Each episode dives into Autistic contributions to society and culture, as well as other Autistic-centered topics!
  • Aucademy, Especially Interesting – Featuring input from Neurodivergent folx discussing what they are passionate about.

Find a Neurodivergent therapist

Neurodiversity Affirming Evaluation Providers for those exploring diagnoses of Autism and/or ADHD

Providers Offering Autism and ADHD Assessments to Clients in North Carolina

Neurodiversity-Affirming Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, and Physical Therapists

Other Neuroaffirming Resources in North Carolina

  • All Neurotypes: Neurodivergent-led and neuroaffirming summer camps, play groups, training programs, and adult peer discussion groups based in Durham, North Carolina.

Other General Neuroaffirming Resources

  • The Autistic Coach:Offering individual and group coaching services, workshops seminars, and other resources for Autistic folks
  • Rainbow Chrysalis Coaching:Bowie Winnike, MSW (they /them) is a non-binary, trans, and Neurodivergent support specialist offering coaching services in English and ASL.
  • Goblin Tools: A collection of small, simple, single-task tools designed to help neurodivergent people with tasks that they may find overwhelming or difficult/ Most tools use AI technologies.

Scholarly Research

  • Cage, E., Di Monaco, J., & Newell, V. (2018). Experiences of autism acceptance and mental health in Autistic adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(2), 473-484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3342-7
  • Crompton, C. J., Hallett, S., Ropar, D., Flynn, E., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). ‘I never realised everybody felt as happy as I do when I am around autistic people’: A thematic analysis of Autistic adults’ relationships with autistic and neurotypical friends and family. Autism, 24(6), 1438-1448. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320908976
  • Crompton, C. J., Ropar, D., Evans-William, C. V. M., Flynn, E. G., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective. Autism, 24(7), 1704-1712. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320919286
  • Kapp, S. K., Steward, R., Crane, L., Elliott, D., Elphick, C., Pellicano, E., & Russell, G. (2019). “People should be allowed to do what they like”: Autistic adults’ views and experiences of stimming. Autism, 23(7), 1782-1792. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361319829628
  • Kupferstein, H. (2017). Evidence of increased PTSD symptoms in autistics exposed to applied behavior analysis. Advances in Autism, 4(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1108/AIA-08-2017-0016
  • Lilley, R., Lawson, W., Hall, G., Mahony, J., Clapham, H., Heyworth, M., Arnold, S., Trollor, J., Yudell, M., & Pellicano, E. (2022). “Peas in a pod”: Oral history reflections on Autistic identity in family and community by late-diagnosed adults. J Autism Dev Disord. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05667-z
  • Milton, D. E. (2012). On the ontological status of autism: The “double empathy problem.” Disability & Society, 27(6), 883-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.710008
  • Ratto, A. B., Bascom, J., daVanport, S., Strang, J. F., Anthony, L. G., Verbalis, A., Pugliese, C., Nadwodny, N., Brown, L. X. Z., Cruz, M., Hector, B. L., Kapp, S. K., Giwa Onaiwu, M., Raymaker, D. M., Robison, J. E., Stewart, C., Stone, R., Whetsell, E.,Pelphrey, K., & Kenworthy, L. (2022). Centering the inner experience of autism: Development of the Self-Assessment of Autistic Traits. Autism in Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2021.0099

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