What Does a Neurodiversity Affirming Assessment Look Like?

A neurodiversity-affirming assessment creates constructive goals that prioritize regulation, self-advocacy, and accommodations in a child's individualized education plan (IEP). Rather than focusing solely on perceived "issues" the child may be causing, school psychologist and founder of ND Affirming School Psychologist, Breea Rosas, emphasizes how this assessment identifies the child's supports, strengths, and ways to build on them.

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