Enhancing Communication and Care: Meeting the Needs of Autistic Individuals in Therapy

In this course (the first in our two-part series on this topic), Dr. Mary Donahue (Ph.D.) and Lisa Morgan (LCSW-CC, M.Ed.) explain the differences between medical and social models of treatment. The former disregards autistic individuals’ needs, which Donahue and Morgan describe in the aspects of communication, expectations, and sensory sensitivities. They show many of the ways in which neuro-majority-developed structures fail to meet autistic needs and reiterate throughout the presentation how important developing cultural competency is to building trust and efficacy in treatment. <br><br> The second course in this two-part series is titled <a href="/catalogue/courses/effective-interventions-and-sensory-safe-environments-for-autistic-clients">Effective Interventions and Sensory-Safe Environments for Autistic Clients</a>.