Dr. Amy Marschall: Accessible, neurodiversity-affirming mental health care

Episode 176 with Dr. Amy Marschall.

“We tend to frame neurodivergence not as ‘How are you doing?” but ‘What problems are you causing for the adults around you?’ If you’re not causing problems, then you must be fine.”

Dr. Marschall has been a licensed psychologist since 2016. She’s a clinical advisor for ADHD Online, and currently owns a private practice, RMH-Therapy. Her clinical specializations include trauma-informed care, neurodiversity-affirming care, rural mental health, and telemental health.

Dr. Marschall is the author of several books, including her most recent children’s book about Slipper, a neurodivergent penguin, and the soon-to-be-released A Clinicians Guide to Supporting Autistic Clients.

We discuss what the term “neurodiversity affirming” means when it comes to the treatment of Autism and ADHD, and we discuss the ways in which Dr. Marschall is working to make elemental health more accessible for neurodivergent clients.

We talk about some of the challenges she faced when seeking her own diagnosis of Autism a few years ago, and we talk about the current and future landscape of telemental health, and how to find accessible, ethical online therapy.

Website: resiliencymentalhealth.com

Twitter: @DrAmyPsyD

Links & Resources:

• Slipper the Penguin: A Story About Embracing Neurodivergence by Dr. Amy Marschall
• Dr. Marschall's Slipper stuffies on Etsy
• Pre-order A Clinicians Guide to Supporting Autistic Clients by Dr. Amy Marschall
• Read Dr. Marschall’s blog about North Dakota’s Autism database
• Follow Supernova Momma
• A Change for Better

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