Authentic Strength-Based Practice: Can Neurotypical Professionals Make a Paradigm Shift?

• By: Kristie Patten Koenig, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA New York University Steinhardt
• January 1st, 2020
• intervention, neurodiversity, self-determination, strength-based practice, winter 2020 issue
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When I talk about my work, it is not about understanding autism from a neurodiverse perspective. That is not for me to do. I am not autistic. I have learned immensely from my partnerships and interactions with autistic individuals. Autistic self-advocates should be leading the way, compensated as...