Neurodivergent Advocacy & Therapeutic Services
Welcome, I'm Kate Boot (she/her), neurodivergent Speech and Language Therapist and Sensory Integration Practitioner.
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With an approach rooted in a commitment to the Neurodiversity Paradigm (Walker, 2014), Disability Justice (Sins Invalid, 2005) and Anti-Oppressive Practice (Dominelli, 1990s; Mullaly, 2002) principles, I work with autistic and ADHD people, their families, education, health and social care providers and workplaces.
Values-Led Practice
I provide Neurodivergent Advocacy and Therapeutic Services to individuals, families, clinicians, educators, and employers who are navigating neurodivergence. Combining lived experience, Speech and Language Therapy and Sensory Integration, I foster a neurodiversity-affirming and intersectionality-focused approach to authenticity.
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My practice is both trauma-sensitive and grounded in social justice, utilising an intersectional lens to address the environmental and systemic factors contributing to individual and collective stress and oppression.​
Through a collaborative and holistic therapeutic process, I work with neurodivergent individuals, families, and people working in roles across health, education and social care to foster environments that embrace diversity, affirm intersectional identities, and challenge systemic inequities. Through consultation, workshops, and collaboration, I aim to support meaningful change grounded in inclusion, strength, and justice.
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My work is guided by values that I’m committed to living, not just naming—centred on slowness, sustainability, shared power, and creating spaces where neurodivergent people can show up fully, without pretence.
Intersectionality and Inclusivity
Strengths-Based
Leadership
Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice
Collaboration
Anti-Oppression and Disability Justice
Reflective and Continuous Learning
New Book Release
I'm thrilled to share that I've written 2 chapters in Ruth Jones' book, Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice for Speech and Language Therapists: Supporting Curiosity, Compassion and Conversation.​
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It's over 2 years since Ruth first emailed me, inviting me to contribute to the book. An additional chapter, with Fatimah Bint-Hanif, a creative caravan writing weekend and many WhatApp messages later, it is finally nearly here.​
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My contributions include a co-authored chapter with Fatimah, on Integrating Intersectionality: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach to Speech and Language Therapy and another I wrote on, Relationships and Sex Education – A Speech and Language Therapist's Role.
Who I've Worked
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