Purpose The purpose of this article is to address some common concerns associated with
the neurodiversity paradigm and to offer related implications for service provision to school …

Purpose: The purpose of this tutorial is to educate speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on
the need for and positive outcomes associated with neurodiversity-affirming care. This …

Purpose: Supporting autistic speech-language pathologists (SLPs) is critical to expanding
diversity within the field of speech-language pathology. The purpose of this study is to better …

The autism community represents a broad spectrum of individuals, including those
experiencing autism, their parents and/or caregivers, friends and family members …

272 Autism 23 (2) require change, as attitudinal barriers to inclusion and acceptance are
often significant. Providing a non-speaking autistic person with an alternative method of …

1172 Autism 25 (5) help children with autism to grow and thrive'(Anderberg & South, 2021,
p. 12). This positive framing may improve parents' experience of the diagnostic process by …

Since first being identified as a distinct psychiatric disorder in 1943, autism has been
steeped in contestation and controversy. Present-day skirmishes over the potential causes …

As a result of so ietal ad do iat ultu al defi itio s of o al, idividuals have to fight for space and
voice for each quality outside this hegemonic definition.(Dis) ability has largely been defined …

Background Neurodiversity is increasingly discussed in relation to autism research and
practice. However, there is a lack of scholarship concerning the neurodevelopmental …

The reported prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically
since the 1980s. In response, researchers, educators, and policy makers have sought to …