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INTRODUCTION TO NEURODIVERSITY

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  • Is a paradigm of human diversity
  • Means that humans have diverse ways of thinking, learning, communicating, and interacting
  • Affirms that there is no one right way to think, learn, communicate, or interact
  • Is a way to describe a group of people
  • Underlies the Neurodiversity Movement

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Neurodiversity (Singer, 2023; Walker, n.d.)

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Disability & Neurodivergence

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  • Neurodiversity is not a synonym for disability or any disability label
  • Neurodiversity paradigm values neurodivergence in a neurotypical world
  • Invisible “cognitive,” “learning,” or “developmental” disabilities are neurodivergences that have been deemed disorders/conditions of the mind
  • Only some people with neurodivergences (neurodivergent people) have a disability diagnosis

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THE BODYMIND

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TYPICAL SCHOOLING

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY & NEURODIVERSITY

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  • Asset-based
  • Multiple modes for thinking, learning, communicating, interacting
  • Expand on concept of inclusion
  • Accessibility for neurodivergences, even without disability label
  • Participatory and collaborative educational research- “Nothing about us, without us.”
  • Connects to creative learning and creativity (Vasquez, 2023)

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Education and Research

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References

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