From The National Autistic Society (UK based charity):

“The neurodiversity paradigm is a set of ideas based on the principles that:

every person should be valued and respected
no brain (or mind) is more ‘normal’ than any other
[…]
neurodiversity is a natural form of human diversity

The shift is away from seeing neurodivergence […] (as a ‘disorder’), to a neutral view of neurodivergence as a difference […]. This approach to autism and neurodivergence is very different to the traditional approach of medical science, known as the ‘medical model’.”

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Resources (unexplored)

https://contentdesign.london/blog/using-trauma-informed-principles-with-content-design

https://innovate-us.org/applying-trauma-informed-design-to-improve-government-services

https://www.tidresources.org/

https://www.allsteeloffice.com/insights/trauma-informed-design

https://www.birdcallux.com/blog/what-is-trauma-informed-design

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Doxvsv31wOg

https://www.gov.scot/publications/trauma-informed-practice-toolkit-scotland/

https://assets.website-files.com/60fdc9111506063bb9fe8e49/64b081438e3221d7ffc92b12_Trauma-informed%20design_%20the%20whitepaper%20by%20Chayn.pdf

https://reasondigital.com/blog/trauma-informed-design/

somatic integration

method of regulation for the mind-body
particularly useful for traumatised people, those learning to be in tune with their mind-body, unmasking autistics and people whose engagement with the world leaves them frequently overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, nerve-wracked
looks like something in-between meditation and physiotherapy
adjacent to gentle strength and flexibility work with a spiritual/connective/thoughtful element, such as yoga or tai-chi

neurosomatic diversity

alternative terminology to ‘neurodiversity’ that accounts for not only the brain but the holistic experience of being within/being a brain-body system crawling with nerves