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While watching television last night, I noticed an insurance company’s advertisement that showed two young adults playing a video game. At the end, they indicated the game was boring and decided to move on to something else. Is this the attitude your students are feeling about your lessons?
Read MoreInstead of expecting neurodivergent students or employees to communicate by neurotypical “rules,” we need to restructure our way of thinking and ask ourselves: how can I better understand and accommodate neurodivergent communication needs in my classroom or office?
Read More“I still feel like I’m vastly under-qualified to be a parent; I am definitely vastly under-qualified to be replacing three therapists and a paraprofessional.”
Read MoreAs we continue to navigate these uncharted waters, skills regression is many teachers’ greatest concern for their special needs students, even more so now as they go longer without access to their usual supports, therapies, and programs.
Read MoreDuring this time of online teaching, are you making good decisions about how to prepare and present materials?
Read MoreWhen developing accommodation and inclusion protocol in the classroom, work environment, or beyond, I cannot understate the importance of sourcing neurodivergent perspectives in the conversation.
Read MoreWhereas an estimated 50 large U.S. employers have publicly launched hiring initiatives specifically targeted to autistic and neurodivergent talent in the past two to four years, four companies have achieved the highest hiring numbers: SAP, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, and EY.
Read MoreI believe Haley Moss said it best: “The future is now. The future is neurodiverse. The future is accessible. The future is people with disabilities. We’re here and ready. Are you?”
Read MoreBeyond the traditionally required or accepted accommodations, the first step to promoting neurodiversity at your campus is to better understand how autistic individuals communicate and how you can be more intentional in your communication to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
Read MoreAccording to a U.S. Department of Education report, more than half of students with autism ages 6 to 21 spend upwards of 40 percent of their school day in a majority-neurotypical classroom, while about two-thirds spend 80 percent of their day in one.
Read More“I don’t think any of us really know how to anticipate how detrimental these five months of lack of school have been."
Read MoreFrom information about special education law and accessible programming to online learning activities that you can share with your students, this mix of free and premium resources will help you better prepare for another year of learning, whether it is in-person, virtual, or a hybrid of both.
Read More“The single most important feature of being inclusive towards autistic employees is to have the right attitude — to appreciate their unique strengths.”
Read More“Increasing the number of autistic characters has helped bring more awareness and acceptance of the autistic community.”
Read MoreDuring this time of online teaching, are you making good decisions about how to prepare and present materials? Do these lessons create learning experiences that are effective, while allowing the child to understand?
Read More“For those of us with children with special needs, watching their struggle with 'distance learning' is a daily battle.”
Read More“The regression and the behavior that our children are going through are things I haven’t seen in years.”
Read More“We can’t let the program go. Families are suffering. The children are suffering. They have been doing it since before March break. If you have breaks, you can make it through. If you don’t, it’s tough.”
Read More“They desperately, desperately need the one-on-one interaction. When we’ve already had three months to show this is not working, to extend it another three months is simply sacrificing our kids.”
Read More“I’m very fearful of long periods of breaks throughout the year. He becomes isolated, he becomes more in his box, it will lessen his communication skills and socialization.”
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