Neurodiversity-aware counselling was created by Dan Spring. Dan Spring is a Neurodiverse person and one of the very few people to hold a Master’s degree with a focus on Neurodiversity. Dan’s post-graduate level research included creating Neurodiverse-aware counselling, which is sensitive to empirical research that shows some forms of therapy are harmful to Neurodiverse people while other forms are supportive. Dan Spring has been recognized by Canada’s federal government as a foremost researcher in the field of Neurodiversity and is continuing his cutting-edge work in the field of Neurodiversity at the doctoral level. Dan Spring has 10 years of experience working with Neurodiverse adults, teens and the parents of Neurodiverse teens.
