Neurodiversity

Module Objectives

In this module you will:

• Continue to explore the impact of school culture on children
• Explore the concept of neurodiversity
• Examine approaches to working with children with autism
• Identify strategies to support neurodiverse children

Materials:

1. Read Shalaby (2017) Part 2: The Crossroads School & Sean
2. Read What is neurodiversity?
3. Review Supporting neurodiverse children
4. Review & watch approaches to working with children with autism
5. Select & listen to 1 episode of a neurodiversity podcast

Read Shalaby (2017) Part 2: The Crossroads & Sean

What is Neurodiversity?

https://childmind.org/article/what-is-neurodiversity/

Supporting Neurodiverse Children

https://childmind.org/article/how-schools-can-support-neurodiverse-students/

Approaches to working with children with autism

TEACCH

https://www.thetreetop.com/aba-therapy/what-is-the-teacch-method

ABA

https://childmind.org/article/what-is-applied-behavior-analysis/

DIR FloorTime?

https://www.icdl.com/dir

Listen to an episode of a podcast that focuses on neurodiversity, such as:

Neurodiversity Podcast with Emily Kircher-Morris https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurodiversity-podcast/id1338562905

Rethinking Neurodiversity https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-neurodiversity/id1701959170

Exploring Neurodiversity https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-neurodiversity-with-adina-levy-from-play/id1625478932

You Don’t Want A Hug, Right? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-dont-want-a-hug-right-the-hilarity-and/id1688411809

Reframing Neurodiversity https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reframing-neurodiversity/id1714682054

Neurodiversity Superpowers https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurodiversity-superpowers-of-autism-adhd-ocd/id1636115872

Additional Sources (optional):

Deris-DiCarlo-2013

Coogle-et-al-2018

Stockall-et-al-2014

Sensory Integration

Parks-2018

Thompson-Raisor-2013