Neurodiversity - Affirming Consultation Groups
Neurodiversity-affirming practitioners often feel isolated as they work to provide anti-ableist support and services in their practices and communities. We long for information and for therapeutic strategies that were not included in most professional training programs. Neurodiversity affirming consultation groups provide an affordable way to get ongoing consultation and support.
Since their inception in 2020, these groups have been the jewels in my work week. Whether you are a new or an experienced neurodiversity-affirming practitioner, ND-affirming consult groups provide supportive community, help with challenging cases and issues, and expand your resource network. If this sounds good to you, please fill out an application for the wait list for the next round of groups. If you would like to discuss the groups before committing, please note this in the form. New groups start in April and October of each year and applications can be sent at any time.
Group Structure
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Monthly 90-minute meetings with a six-month commitment
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9-10 participants in Zoom meeting format (no pressure to be on camera or speak)
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Groups are majority neurodivergent practitioners and majority LGBTQIA+,
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Minimum of two BIPOC members in each group
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Members are primarily mental health practitioners, but also may be medical, education, and DEI and program managers.
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Open to U.S. and international members, and are conducted in English (Closed caption is available)
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We discuss and make agreements about communication and access needs.
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Content includes case consultation, discussion topics, questions & mutual support
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Shared google documents and biannual in-person skill-share gathering
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Centering of lived experience and BIPOC and disabled voices
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Reduced fee for returning members and for BIPOC members
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Most of participants stay for more than one round
Current group times (Pacific time)
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1st Monday: 5:30-7pm
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1st Thursday: 8:30-10am
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1st Friday: 11am-12:30 pm
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3rd Thursday: 8:30-10 am
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2nd Friday: 8:30-10am
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3rd Friday: 8:30-10 am
Organizational Consulting
As a specialist in neurodiversity-affirming care, I offer consultation to clinics, agencies and institutions in:
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Understanding autistic and ADHD experience in agency, hospital, clinic, and community settings
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Improving cross-neurotype communication with clients and between staff members
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Using universal design principals to increase access and to improve services for neurodivergent people and all clients/patients.
I am committed to bringing a diversity of experience to consulting projects and regularly subcontract with or share contracts with other neurodivergent professionals with different intersectional experiences.
Individual & Care Team Consultation
I provide individual and care team consultation. Common consultation topics include:
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Supporting autistic and VAST (aka ADHD) clients with complex issues
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Supporting neurodivergent families
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Providing gender-affirming care for neurodivergent youth and adults
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Including neurodiversity-awareness in somatic practices
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Please contact me to inquire about individual consultation or consultation for your clinic or agency team.​
Testimonials
"This group has been a much needed and deeply appreciated anchor for me as an autistic clinician."
Anonymous, New York
'Being part of Finn Gratton's consult group is the best professional decision I made after completing my licensing. I have learned so much from Finn directly, and from the other participants, many of whom are also long-time group attendees. Finn's facilitation skills are unparalleled - I've never been part of such a nourishing, supportive, integrative and expansive group experience. They lead by example, welcoming people as they are and offering them compassionate reflection, insight and space to allow them to grow as clinicians, and they set the tone for group members to do the same. What has emerged from Finn's groups is a network of committed, skilled clinicians who can and do collaborate, skill share and connect to support each other in ongoing refining of their practice. Their capacity to hold and sit with even the heaviest material is refreshing, too rare, and vital to their decolonial, anti-racist, anti-ableist teaching and practice. I have so much gratitude for their teaching, leadership and mentorship over the past four years."
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Wesley Giselle Gos, RP