Neurodivergence and Motherhood
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About the autistic author markerHaynes, E. & Radford, H. (2022). Neurodivergence and Motherhood. In Motherhood and Mental Illness (pp. 161-173). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003154891-17
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This chapter explores neurodivergence and motherhood. It is important because recent research shows that psychotherapists lack knowledge of neurodiversity and in particular feel a lack of competency to diagnose and treat autistic patients, in comparison to other diagnoses. Many women with maternal mental illness may also be autistic and may or may not have a formal diagnosis or awareness; therefore the likelihood that a therapist will see a woman who is also neurodivergent is high. The chapter begins with a brief description of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as these are the most prevalent. There is a section on understanding autism and ADHD in mothers and parents, narratives of neurodiversity such as being a neurodivergent mother with a neurodivergent child. It ends with some things to think about as a psychotherapist working with a neurodivergent client.
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