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Scenario

How to find therapy that affirms rather than erases your autism

My therapist keeps trying to fix my autistic traits instead of helping me accept them and I don't know how to explain that I don't want to be neurotypical, I just want to be okay being me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The medical model's focus on deficit correction can retraumatize neurodivergent people seeking genuine healing and self-acceptance.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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