Our shared commitments
Every practitioner listed in the Neurodivergent Practitioners directory makes a public commitment to a shared set of neuroaffirming principles. We keep them here in full so that anyone finding a practitioner, and anyone thinking of listing, can see exactly what that commitment means.
As a listed practitioner, I commit to:
- Practise inclusively: I am actively anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirmative, and informed by an understanding of intersectionality.
- Presume competence: I place no limit on what a neurodivergent person can do, learn, communicate, or become.
- Support autonomy and self-determination: I support each person to define their own goals, needs, and identity, rather than shaping them towards compliance or a version of themselves that others find easier.
- Meet people in their own communication: including AAC and non-speaking communication. I do not require masking or conformity in order to access support.
- Honour neurodivergence as a valid way of being: I recognise neurodivergence as a natural part of human diversity, not something to be fixed, cured, or overcome.
- Recognise my own access needs and limitations: I communicate honestly about the support I can offer and acknowledge when another practitioner may be a better fit.
- Continue learning: I draw on my own lived experience while continuing to learn through community knowledge, reflective practice, and professional development led by neurodivergent perspectives.
These commitments sit alongside our Language Guide, which explains the words we use across the directory and the thinking behind them.
Thinking of joining us? See how to get listed.
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