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Everyone Deserves Love and Respect: What Abuse can Look Like for Neurodivergent People

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Published Date
May, 2022
New Resources Added
July 13, 2026
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This resource explores how abuse can uniquely affect neurodivergent individuals, particularly autistic people and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and highlights the barriers they may face in recognizing abuse and accessing support. It includes a neurodiversity-focused checklist of abusive relationship warning signs and a companion guide for therapists to better identify, understand, and respond to abuse within neurodiverse relationships.