What is the Strength Based Model of Neurodiversity?

Historical disability model > moving away from the medical model.

At its core, the strength based model is about personal strengths.

Positive Psychology

Postive Psychiatry

Gardener's theory of Multiple intelligences ("spiky profiles")

Chickering's Seven Vectors of Development

How do I apply this in my day to day life?

Casual terminology is a great place to start > you may have noticed that this website never refers to "autism spectrum disorder" or "ASD". here is a list of ways you can move away from medicalized terminology in your language in other ways! [image]