A Neurodiversity Affirming Approach

A neurodiversity affirming approach means we will:

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Encourage parents to be responsive to their child’s diverse needs.

 

Support parents to discover ways both their needs and the needs of their child can be met at once.

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Guide parents to understand how their baby/child responds to the different environments and routines the experience, and change them to suit their child, rather than change their baby/child to suit the environment and routine.

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Be aware of the diversity of how individuals experience and express emotions.

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Not suggest one-sized fit all strategies to dial your baby/child down, instead will we take the time to understand a baby/child’s sensory preferences and how they experience different types of sensory input.

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Reject universal lists of “baby cues” that disregard the diverse way babies communicate.

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Understand the unique difficulties neurodivergent parents may face when parenting their young child and managing sleep and cry-fuss behaviours.