✦ The Dispatch

An SLP’s Path to Leading a Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinic

A dispatch from ASHA Voices — filed

An SLP’s Path to Leading a Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinic
✦ PlatePhotograph supplied by ASHA Voices.

Speech-language pathologist Jessica Donaldson explains how the neurodiversity-affirming approach of her multidisciplinary clinic, Autism Specialists, strives to create a sense of belonging, acceptance, and accessibility for autistic clients. She describes how and why she created a social group for her clients that’s directed by their interests and goals....