Building self-esteem and self-advocacy involves several strategies:

  • Strengths-Based Approach: Collaborate with clients to identify their strengths and unique abilities, emphasising the value of neurodiversity. Help them recognise how their differences can be assets.
  • Goal Setting: Assist clients in setting realistic, achievable goals related to self-advocacy, such as practicing how to request accommodations or express their needs in social situations.
  • Role-Playing: Use role-playing exercises to practice self-advocacy conversations, allowing clients to gain confidence in articulating their thoughts and feelings.