Full Circle: Documenting hard-won knowledges and celebrating “bits of brilliance”

Therapeutic documents can serve as lasting records of the skills and knowledges that have helped people through hard times. When shared, they can foster community and solidarity by challenging limiting narratives and making space for counter-narratives to be seen, heard and celebrated. This practice story describes the creation of a therapeutic document in the form of a short animation, which was developed through narrative therapy sessions with Felicity, an Autistic woman and parent of two Autistic daughters. It shows how an apparently small moment can contain “bits of brilliance” that can become the basis of a significant counter-story.