A Strengths-Based Approach to Neurodiversity
Psychology Today
The article highlights the neurodiversity movement's shift from a deficit-based model to a strengths-based approach, emphasizing the value of neurodivergent traits and the need for inclusive, comprehensive strategies to support neurodiverse individuals. It introduces the strengths-based model of neurodiversity (SBMN), which integrates multiple psychological and psychiatric frameworks to promote well-being, personal growth, and the realization of individual potential. The movement aligns with broader diversity initiatives and aims for inclusion, equality, and the recognition of neurodiversity as natural variations rather than disorders.
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