A1a. Questions for exploring neurodivergence
To be used in conjunction with section 5.2b of the guide
Questions for exploring neurodivergence
- Have you considered the possibility that you may be Neurodivergent? (client may ask what Neurodivergent is so it is important to be able to explain this using the prompts below)
- Rather than ask ‘are you Autistic/ ADHD’, you could say, ‘there’s some things you are explaining to me that:
‘fits with what people who have a diagnosis of..[ADHD]……..say’
‘are similar to some of the struggles people who identify as……[Autistic]…….have’ - Do you ever feel like the world isn’t really designed for how you process things? Can you give me some examples so I can understand?
- Have you noticed patterns in how you experience focus, energy, or social interactions? Can you explain them?
- Are there certain environments where you feel more like yourself than others? What are they?
- Have you found any labels or identities that help you better understand yourself? What are they?
- “Have you explored any neurodiversity-related content that resonates with your experience? What was it?
- What kinds of challenges do you face that others seem not to?
- What helps you feel more regulated day to day?
- Some people find that learning about ADHD or Autism helps explain a lot about how they experience the world, have you ever looked into any of that?
- Practitioner self-disclosure can be helpful too as a way of reducing stigma.