Ingredients of Self-Advocacy
04/01/24 • 18 min
- Supportive Environment & Community - Safe people and spaces that encourage, believe you, facilitate and offer support
- Self-awareness of Needs & Preferences - You need to be aware of what you like, need, and don’t like or don’t want
- Self-worth & Confidence - You need to believe you’re worthy of support, and feel confident and secure enough to ask for what you want/need
- Ability to Communicate - You need to be capable of communicating your preferences, choices and protests in a way that others around you understand
- Responsive Relationships: Communication Strategies for Professionals to Connect with Neurodivergent Children
- Collaborative Connections: Coach and Communicate with Carers & Teams of Neurodivergent Children
- Supportive Spaces: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Environments to Support Neurodivergent Children in their Communities
- Supportive Environment & Community - Safe people and spaces that encourage, believe you, facilitate and offer support
- Self-awareness of Needs & Preferences - You need to be aware of what you like, need, and don’t like or don’t want
- Self-worth & Confidence - You need to believe you’re worthy of support, and feel confident and secure enough to ask for what you want/need
- Ability to Communicate - You need to be capable of communicating your preferences, choices and protests in a way that others around you understand
- Responsive Relationships: Communication Strategies for Professionals to Connect with Neurodivergent Children
- Collaborative Connections: Coach and Communicate with Carers & Teams of Neurodivergent Children
- Supportive Spaces: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Environments to Support Neurodivergent Children in their Communities
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Responsive Relationship Strategies for Building Connection with Autistic Children
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- Collaborative Connections: Coach and Communicate with Carers & Teams of Neurodivergent Children
- Supportive Spaces: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Environments to Support Neurodivergent Children in their Communities
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