On the Need for Culturally Competent Care: Part 2

One thing I tend to go on about is that when the story is told by one perspective, the problems and solutions are only seen from that perspective too. In talking about neurodivergence, we tend to be sharing the experiences from a lot about white boys, girls, men and women perspectives. No one else (because unless otherwise said, the default has always been white). Culturally competent care and support are much needed in giving those of us who are the most marginalised the kind of support we need that works well for the lives we actually lead. Three thoughts:1. Attribute certain behaviours to a medical condition differ across ethnic groups2. Ethnic differences in reporting, Lack of awareness in the culture3. Beliefs around neurodivergence and mental healthResources (from the last few episodes on this topic) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in first- and second-generation immigrant children and adolescents: A nationwide cohort study in Sweden https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022399920308928Autism Spectrum and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children of Immigrants: A Brief Review of Current Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practicehttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.566368/full Mental health care utilisation and access among refugees and asylum seekers in Europe: A systematic reviewhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851019300399Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: The Prevalence of Mental Illness in Child and Adolescent Refugees and Asylum Seekershttps://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(19)32175-6/fulltext Immigrant Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Relationship between the Perspective of the Professionals and the Parents’ Point of View https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3647629/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.566368/full Connect with me:IG: @nd.narrativesTwitter: @ndnarrativesSite: Neurodivergent NarrativesClick for my free EBOOK on self-compassion: They Were Wrong About You!Support the show