Comparing neurodiversity-affirming and recovery-oriented mental health practice: A best-fit framework synthesis

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Asselt, A. v. (2026). Comparing neurodiversity-affirming and recovery-oriented mental health practice: A best-fit framework synthesis [Registration]. OSF Registries. https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/zwfmn

Publication date: 20 Aug 2026 Added to AutiHub: 23 Aug 2026 Type: Registration Article language: English

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Abstract

Neurodiversity-affirming practice is receiving increasing attention in mental health care for autistic people. It emerged from an emancipatory tradition distinct from that of recovery-oriented practice, an established approach to mental health care. Nevertheless, the two approaches appear to share many of the same principles, such as person-centred support and valuing lived experience. This raises the question of what, if anything, neurodiversity-affirming practice adds to recovery-oriented mental health practice. We will examine the extent to which neurodiversity-affirming principles are represented in published frameworks and systematic syntheses of recovery-oriented practice.

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