On the Further De-Centering of Neuronormativity: Psychological Contact to Meet the Therapeutic Needs of Persons on the Autism Spectrum

Building upon work presented elsewhere in this special issue of The Person-Centered Journal, focused on matters of power, pathology, and liberation, I write here on the role played by psychological contact in fostering relational activism. Specifically, I advocate from an autistic, lived-experience position that psychological contact engenders relational activism via unconditional positive regard, and discuss ways in which these processes can assist in the meeting of autistic and wider neurodivergent needs in therapy.