{"id":906,"date":"2022-07-21T22:27:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T21:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?page_id=906"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:42:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:42:42","slug":"neurodiversity-affirming-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/neurodiversity-affirming-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurodiversity \u2013 Affirming Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/neurodiversity-affirming-therapy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-907\" srcset=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/neurodiversity-affirming-therapy.jpg 600w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/neurodiversity-affirming-therapy-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Autistic clients and those with ADHD need to have aspects of their basic personality taken into account during therapy. 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