Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes and Neurodiversity
Renehan and Fitz-Gibbon (2022)
Content Warning: Domestic Violence and Abuse
This report is the final report on the findings from the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes and Neurodiversity project. This was the first international study exploring the experiences and perspectives of domestic abuse practitioners working with Autistic and/or ADHD men who do not also have learning disabilities. The study focused on obtaining practitioners’ perspectives and experiences of working with Autistic and/or ADHD men. It explores the challenges face, the individual strengths they bring, and the adaptations needed to make perpetrator programmes and interventions more responsive to neurodivergent men at the same time as proving safety and support to victim-survivors. The report includes policy, research and practice recommendations.
