REPLAY: Originally aired: 17th of June 2021
*What therapy works for Autistic people? and the need for positive Autistic identity for wellbeing: Aucademy's Chloe educates Sam Harris*

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In this session, Dr Chloe Farahar (she/her) answers Sam Harris (he/him) of Neurodive questions about what they're interested in at the moment. Chloe explains her interest in helping Autistic people foster positive Autistic identity, and find Autistic culture, community, and space for wellbeing.
Chloe also discussed why she finds the question "what therapy works for Autistic wellbeing?" frustrating because it depends on the profile of the Autistic person, e.g. do they think in pictures or not? Experience alexithymia? Does the therapist understand the difference between depression and Autistic burnout? That the Autistic population experience greater rates of trauma than non-autistic neurotypical people, and the community finds different things traumatising, e.g. invalidation trauma of our experiences of the world is high in the Autistic community.

Sam Harris (him/"sir/king/lord") runs family services at Running Deer as well as Neurodive training and online platform. He has been supporting Neurodivergent children and young people since 2007, families and parents since 2013 and recently sort of officially/unofficially confirmed he has ADHD. Maybe. Not sure. Changes his mind daily.

@neurodivetraining on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. As well as the Neurodive pod on SoundCloud and iTunes.
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Dr Chloe Farahar (she/they) - Autistic academic (prejudice-reduction; Autistic wellbeing; neurodiversity), educator, & self-advocate

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