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Neurodiversity

A guide reframing common neurological traits as strengths and how to navigate within a school environment.

Introduction

Without ignoring the challenges and barriers that individuals in the spectrum of neurodiversity need to navigate every day in our society, in this guide we are focusing on their hidden strengths and talents as a way to advance our efforts towards inclusion and desestigmatization.

Following the work of Thomas Armstrong in his book Neurodiversity, in this section we will cover:

 

Special attention was put into selecting films and videos with testimonies sharing lived experiences along the spectrum of neurodiversity. Books can provide a foundation of knowledge, but it is the personal stories that can contribute to make emotional connections and build understanding and empathy.