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.
The medical model's focus on deficit correction can retraumatize neurodivergent people seeking genuine healing and self-acceptance.
“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.