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Interview with Neurodiversity Advocate in Wired Online
There’s a very good interview with neurodiversity advocate Ari Ne’eman on the website of Wired magazine. He discusses the importance of helping autistic individuals and others with mental and neurological disabilities live better lives – lives of quality – free … Continue reading
Some Thoughts About Play Around the World
I have noticed that kids in Scandinavia are allowed to play in freer ways than in the United States. For example, in one elementary school that I visited in Norway, kids were climbing trees, and they were really high up … Continue reading
What Full Inclusion Means for Neurodiverse Kids
I was just reading an article on the website “Disability Scoop” about inclusion of kids with intellectual disabilities in Connecticut’s public schools. Connecticut ranks second in the country in terms of the percentage of intellectually disabled kids mainstreamed in regular classrooms. So one … Continue reading
Finding One’s Niche in Life
I was just reading an article in The Watertown (NY) Daily Times about a seventeen-year-old named Christopher Durgen who has ADHD and autism. As a young child, he had trouble getting along with classmates and was frequently suspended from school. That … Continue reading
Neurodiversity Forever
I’ve been reading a number of blogs that have been critical of the neurodiversity movement. Generally, they’ve characterized neurodiversity as saying “we don’t want a cure; we don’t want research; we just want to be left alone in our differentness.” I suspect … Continue reading