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Beyond 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.”
Read More“I have a lot of concerns, you know, especially at this critical age in his development, that he isn’t going to be able to get the skills that he needs. Social skills has been an area that I think is especially challenging to address remotely.”
Read MoreNow, as we all are physically distant from one another, we have less opportunities to practice our communication skills. Many educators (and parents) fear that COVID-19 shutdowns and service suspensions will lead to social skills regression in their neurodivergent students and might not know what they can do to help.
Read MoreFrom anxieties over your safety and that of loved ones to concerns about your child’s educational needs and more, I know that many of you are frustrated, overwhelmed, and stressed with the uncertainties of today and tomorrow. Remember: we will get through this — together.
Read MoreFor individuals who are already struggling with adjusting to new routines, abrupt schedule changes, and fears of the unknown, these new anxieties have only compounded existing problems.
Read MoreWe have been encouraged to practice social distancing and told to stay at home as much as possible — but that should not keep you from improving your communication skills. 85% percent of a person’s success in life is based on their ability to communicate; and, like many skills, communication is a skill you can lose if you fail to practice regularly.
Read MoreOverall, students in the general population have a 52.4 percent chance of completing their degree, whereas autistic students have a much lower likelihood (38.8 percent). Despite this, college enrollment for autistic students is on the rise, expected to increase by at least 114 percent in the next few years.
Read MoreForbes magazine recently partnered with Statista to figure out who are the best employers for diversity in the U.S. — what did they learn?
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