Values & Ethics

Here’s a reimagined version of the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective statement rewritten to reflect DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy’s philosophy, language, and frameworks — aligned with your neuroqueer, Autistic-informed, and neurodivergent competent ethos:


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At DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy I:

Advocate fiercely for neurodivergent and disabled people’s rights as an inseparable part of human rights and social justice.

Champion equitable access, inclusion without assimilation, and environments designed with neurodivergent competence at their core.

Work from an Autistic-informed, monotropic, and relational understanding of human experience.

Provide consultation, mentoring, and training that is respectful of neurodivergent embodiment, communication, and sensory being.

Presume competence, honour autonomy, and recognise every person’s right to self-definition and self-direction.

Apply strength-based, trauma-informed, and ecosystemic approaches that recognise distress as contextual, not pathological.

Are explicitly opposed to behaviourist practice, including ABA, PBS, and any intervention designed to enforce neuronormativity or masking.

Understand mentoring, support, and education as acts of collaboration, not control.

Recognise AAC, stimming, and all forms of communication as valid and necessary expressions of self.

Reject seclusion, restraint, and coercion in any form. Safety and belonging are achieved through relationship, not compliance.

Refuse to participate in or endorse “social skills” programmes that promote conformity over authenticity.

Work with awareness of the psychological harm caused by masking, identity suppression, and the medicalisation of difference.

Honour the dignity, humanity, and evolving chaos of the Self, recognising that we are all in constant transformation through our lived experiences.

Celebrate neurodivergent culture and community as sources of wisdom, connection, and liberation.


I exist to co-create a world where neurodivergent people can live, learn, and connect as their whole selves, without apology.

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