This chapter integrates principles of the neurodiversity-affirming paradigm with EMDR therapy for children who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (autism) and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A summary of the rapidly…
The EMDR Standard Protocol emphasises neutrality and minimal intervention from the therapist. Shapiro’s (1995) Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model assumes that as distress reduces, natural adaptive processes within the client facilitate…
Autism has changed. Many EMDR therapists will have been trained at a time when most individuals with diagnoses of autism were boys with learning disabilities. Now increasingly girls are being diagnosed, and in recent years there has been an…
Autistic and ADHD children have many strengths which can often benefit society, despite the equal challenges that may be experienced by neurodiverse children trying to navigate a neurotypical social world. Where neurodiverse children experience…
This presentation builds off Chamberlin’s Network Balance Model of Trauma Resolution (NBMTR) to present a way to conceptualize working with neurodivergence through an AIP Model lens. If we follow NBMTR, then our goal is to help facilitate balance…
Through an integrative theoretical framework, participants will be invited explore the Neuroception of Safety from a deeply creative level through an innovative and playful integration of EMDR and the Polyvagal theory. The “Ceptions” (Neuroception,…
Neurodiversity relates to clients whose 'brains are wired differently' (Singer, 2017) such as individuals with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia. Neurodiverse individuals offer huge benefits and advantages to our society, through their unique perspective on the…
The Neurodiversity Affirming Movement is an emerging social paradigm for understanding neurocogntive difference through a strengths-based lens. The movement has been pivotal in challenging stereotypes and reducing stigma commonly directed at people…
Autistic people commonly experience co-morbid mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and low mood. General consensus is that autistic people can benefit from evidence-based psychological therapies, with…
