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Neurodiversity Affirming Resources

Community-sourced & compiled by Authentic Therapy Services LLC

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Autism

Websites

  • Aucademy: Educators of Autistic Experience – “We are a new home for Autistic learning and education of non-autistic people about Autistic experience.”
  • Autistic Collaboration Trust (AutCollab) – Global hub for Neurodivergent support and advocacy.
  • Autistic Self Advocacy Network – ASAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for the autistic community seeking to advance the principles of the disability rights movement.
  • Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) – AWN is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization with a mission to provide community, support and resources for Autistic women, girls, transfeminine and transmasculine nonbinary and genderqueer people, trans people of all genders, Two Spirit people, and all others of marginalized genders.
  • Embrace Autism Autism education and advocacy, including an extensive selection of free autism screening tools for self-exploration of identity.
  • Foundations for Divergent Minds – FDM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by multiply-neurodivergent people to ensure equity, access, and fulfilled lives through inclusive, practical, and affirming neurodiversity-based programming and education.
  • Matt Lowry Meme Gallery – Educational infographics and memes related to autism and neurodiversity.
  • NeuroClastic – “The Autism Spectrum According to Autistic People.”
  • Public Neurodiversity Support Center – Collection of resources based on roles (Neurodivergent, Questioning, and/or Ally) as well as specific neurotypes.
  • Reframing Autism – Organization focused on improving Autistic mental health and nurturing Autistic identities through education, research, and advocacy.
  • Therapist Neurodiversity Collective – International organization focused on education, advocacy, and aligning therapy practices within the neurodiversity paradigm.
  • Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism – “A one-stop source for carefully curated, evidence-based, neurodiversity-steeped information from autistic people, parents, and autism professionals.”

Books

Podcasts

ADHD

Websites

Books

Helpful Apps

PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy)

Websites

Books

Plurality

Websites

LGBTQIA+

National & Global

  • GLAAD – Nonprofit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change.
  • GLSEN – Organization working to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression with emphasis on LGBTQ cultural inclusion and awareness in K-12 schools.
  • Human Rights Campaign – The largest LGBTQ advocacy organization in the United States, focused on promoting equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals through public education, political advocacy, and lobbying efforts
  • It Gets Better – Global nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe.
  • The Trevor Project – Nonprofit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.

Pennsylvania

  • Eastern PA Trans Equity Project – Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering transgender Pennsylvanians located in Eastern Pennsylvania.
  • Rainbow Rose Center – The Rainbow Rose Center fosters an environment of inclusion, equity, and health where all LGBTQIA+ community members thrive in York County, Pennsylvania.

Maryland

  • Trans Maryland – A multi-racial, multi-gender, trans-led community power building organization dedicated to Maryland’s trans community.

BIPOC

Neurodiversity & LGBTQIA+

Websites

  • Autistic Gender and Sexual Divergence Resources – Resources from Aucademy for intersections of neurodivergence, gender, & sexual identities.
  • Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) – AWN is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization with a mission to provide community, support and resources for Autistic women, girls, transfeminine and transmasculine nonbinary and genderqueer people, trans people of all genders, Two Spirit people, and all others of marginalized genders.
  • Twainbow – Organization dedicated to education and advocacy for people under the “double rainbow” of Autism and LGBTQIA.

Books

Neurodiversity & BIPOC

Websites

Books

Education & Employment

Websites

Books

Disability Justice

Websites

  • Communication First – Nonprofit organization advancing civil rights for people who use alternative and augmentative communication.

Books

Additional Neurodiversity Resources

Websites

  • Weirdly Successful – Neurodivergent-led nonprofit organization providing educational resources for neurodivergent adults.
  • Stimpunks Foundation – Mutual aid and human-centered learning for neurodivergent and disabled people.
  • Lived Experience Educator – Sonny Jane is a trans, multiply neurodivergent & disabled public speaker, advocate and author.

Books

Misc.

Crisis
Professional Development
  • RD’s for Neurodiversity – Education and community for neuro-affirming dietitians and professionals, committed to providing anti-oppressive professional development and training on neurodiversity, nutrition, and dietetics.
  • Therapist Neurodiversity Collective –  A therapy, education, and advocacy collaborative for SLPs, OTs, PTs, Mental Health Professionals, and licensed assistants.
  • The Affirmative Couch – APA-approved virtual CEs for therapists about CNM-, kink-, & LGBTQ-affirmative psychotherapy.

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