The concept of neurodiversity is credited to a sociologist named Judy Singer. Neurodiversity recognizes and pays respect to the diversity of human minds, and the infinite variation in neurocognitive functioning within our species (Walker, 2014). Today, listen in as two clinical psychologists, Dr. Courtney McDonnell, and Dr. Jared Kilmer discuss what a neurodiversity-affirming assessment pathway could look like.
Episode guests: Courtney McDonnell, Psy.D. & Jared Kilmer, Ph.D.; Hosted by Carrie Schmitt, OTD, OTR/L
Resources Mentioned In this episode:
Game to Grow: https://gametogrow.org/
Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI): https://www.parinc.com/Products/Pkey/287
Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnoistic Scale, Revised (RAADS-R): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134766/
Neurodiverse affirming therapists Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2219847184963504/about/
Dr. Joel H. Schwartz: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/joel-h-schwartz-torrance-ca/161994
MIGDAS-2: Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing the Autism Spectrum, Second Editionhttps://www.wpspublish.com/migdas-2-monteiro-interview-guidelines-for-diagnosing-the-autism-spectrum-second-edition?utm_term=migdas&utm_campaign=Search+%7C+Autism&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_tgt=kwd-331660223516&hsa_ad=376185522396&hsa_acc=6243382947&hsa_grp=71450949288&hsa_mt=p&hsa_cam=1687564772&hsa_kw=migdas&hsa_ver=3&hsa_src=g&gclid=CjwKCAiAxJSPBhAoEiwAeO_fP4K9m73E7GIkPMECCPpN6NuznTdqsAxCElhIq0AC1xu0L9kCL03Q2RoCnhkQAvD_BwE
How to ADHD on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HowtoADHD
Walker, N. (September 2014). Neurodiversity: Some basic terms and definitions. http://neurocosmopolitanism.com/neurodiversity-some-basic-terms-definitions/