KJ Wiseheart is a multiply neurodivergent counsellor and narrative practitioner. They are committed to co-creating neurocosmopolitan conversations and communities where all neurocognitive differences in experience, communication and embodiment are appreciated and affirmed. KJ is also enthusiastically exploring therapeutic applications of tabletop role playing games. KJ is a graduate of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work program at The University of Melbourne. KJ can be contacted care of Dulwich Centre.
In this video, KJ introduces the accompanying collective document “How we deal with Autistic burnout: A living document created by Autistic adults for Autistic adults”. This document was created through a series of interviews with lived experience experts who generously shared their skills and hard-won knowledges. KJ describes the process of creating this document, and how they endeavoured to adapt and localise existing practices of collective documentation, for accessibility and cultural resonance with Autistic community values and ways of being.
Key words: Autism; burnout; lived experience; collective document; narrative practice
Wiseheart, K. J. (2024). How we deal with Autistic burnout: A living document created by Autistic adults for Autistic adults [Video file]. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, (1), https://doi.org/10.0000toCome
Author pronouns: they/them
Video notes
The collective document described in the video can be downloaded here.
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