Late Diagnosis: a Personalized Invitation to Decolonialism

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Based on 1st book on decolonizing neurodivergence (2nd book forthcoming)

Designed and delivered by Dr Kimberly Douglass

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This course is for anyone who has an adult diagnosis/awareness of ADHD and/or Autism. Your diagnosis/awareness has created openings for you to get supports you need.

You will find that many supports you need are not offered through traditional channels, including mainstream mental health establishments. Those establishments are reluctant to discuss or completely silent on why your diagnosis/awareness came in your adulthood; why you had to beg for help for most of your life.

This course adds extremely important social context about your diagnosis and about demands placed on you by society. It is only through understanding these demands and reframing them to fit your life narrative that you can really think about what your needs are and how to meet them.

The course content zooms out to the perspective of providers who care for late diagnosed adults. The 1 to 1 sessions zoom into your particular needs.

This course is delivered in 4 consecutive weeks.

Week 1 lesson self-paced learning with 30 minutes of 1 to 1 guidance

Week 2 lesson self-paced learning with 30 minutes of 1 to 1 guidance

Week 3 lesson self-paced learning with 30 minutes of 1 to 1 guidance

Week 4 session with 60 minutes of 1 to 1 guidance

3 self-paced sessions
Three 30-minutes sessions
One 1-hour session

Convertible to a workshop or specialized group course (e.g., pediatricians, teachers, administrators and more)

Workload

The textbook includes a list of references to consider during the course and in the future.
All "required" reading and watching is from the textbook and the videos posted inside Gumroad. The book is aimed at providers who work with Neurodivergent People. We will use it to help you think about your needs and supports.
Most of the activity will be hands-on learning: short exercises to engage you in the conversation about decolonizing neurodivergence and decolonialism
This course considers the particular learning needs of Neurodivergent People.
During the 1 to 1 sessions, we will focus on the late diagnosis/awareness experience

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This course is for anyone who has an adult diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities.

Learning Outcomes (you will be able to: )

identify core assumptions of colonized thinking
recognize your own resistance to real connection with Neurodivergent People, which may include yourself
listen to and validate lived experiences of Neurodivergent people, including yourself
review and remove policies,personal practices and programs driven by colonized thinking
consider replacement policies, personal practices and programs informed by decolonizing beliefs and ideas

*Recordings are available for 3 months after purchase.

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