Working with Parent-Carers of Neurodivergent Children: Practising Neuro-Inclusive Social Work

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Deacon, L., Bikova, Z., Deacon, M., Thurgood, Y., Mitchell, J., & Barrett, M. (2026). Working with Parent-Carers of Neurodivergent Children: Practising Neuro-Inclusive Social Work. In The Palgrave Handbook of Neuroinclusive Social Work (pp. 461-483). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-18034-6_19 · ISBN : 9783032180339 · Place of publication : Cham

Publication date: 1 Jan 2026 Added to AutiHub: 13 Oct 2026 Type: Book chapter Article language: English
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1 / 6 (16.7%)
  1. Lesley Deacon *
  2. Zeta Bikova
  3. Matt Deacon
  1. Yasmin Thurgood
  2. Jaynie Mitchell
  3. Melanie Barrett

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40
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26
4 / 40 (10.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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26
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