05/23/2024
At Cherish Clinic, we've been proudly neurodivergent-affirming long before it became popular. We're unwavering in our commitment, even refusing collaboration with behavioural model specialists. All of our service providers are neurodivergent and dedicated to supporting ND individuals authentically and empathetically through our lived experience.
performative neurodiversity can be described as using the language of the neurodiversity movement and the neurodiversity paradigm without actually fully understanding the key assumptions, core concepts, important intentions and the foundational history.
there’s a lot of it going around as neurodiversity affirming becomes the new trauma informed so I made a thing.
this post is directed at those who say they are neurodiversity experts or leaders and/or have written a neurodiversity handbook or a neurodiversity affirming ebook, a neurodiversity training or workshop, neurodiversity affirming materials, CEUs, events, etc.
this post is not directed at neurodivergent people or individuals who are learning or professionals who make mistakes.
how to tell if something is performative neurodiversity:
đźš© reinforces neuronormative ideals, expectations and standards
đźš© categorises individuals into disordered vs disorder (picks and chooses who is disordered or not)
🚩 focus is on “reducing” or “treating” symptoms
🚩 doesn’t know who Kassaine Asasumasu is
đźš© self-regulation, recovery and independence are default goals
🚩 doesn’t amplify lived experience in their work
🚩 doesn’t acknowledge or discuss political or social justice issues
đźš© uses neurodiverse instead of neurodivergent
You can learn more about performative neurodiversity or neurodiversity lite here:
https://therapistndc.org/performative-neurodiversity-the-appropriation-and-watering-down-of-a-human-rights-movement-for-profit/
