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Oct 21

Oct 21 Digest #156: Learning (More) About Neurodiversity

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I (Megan) have been learning a lot about neurodiversity and the way we think about divergence vs. disorders. I have appreciated learning about these areas so much, and have appreciated the opportunities to hear experts and those who have experience with neurodiversity (many different types of experiences!…

Jun 25

Jun 25 Digest #153: Neurodiversity in Education

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For today’s digest I teamed up with Dr Chiara Horlin who is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Psychology at the University of Glasgow and an expert in neurodiversity and what role it plays in education…

Mar 22

Mar 22 Using the Six Strategies to Teach Diversity

Cindy Nebel

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I teach at a small university in the middle of Kansas, where a lot of my students come to me having never been exposed to thoughts, ideas, or persons different from themselves. While our university has some amount of diversity, most of what I hope to accomplish...

Feb 26

Feb 26 Weekly Digest #48: Tools for Neurodivergent Brains

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Having a disability can make school, work, and family relationships difficult because our world is generally designed for neurotypical people. Those of us who are nuerodivergent find ourselves struggling to be understood or have a fair chance completing ...

Feb 21

Feb 21 GUEST POST: Stereotype Threat – Adding up the Pieces

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Whether we notice it or not, it can happen to all of us.

Take a minute to think about what kinds of groups you identify with. Are you white? Elderly? Gay? A woman?

Now take another minute to think of what stereotypes ...

Nov 7

Nov 7 GUEST POST: What Would Having a Woman as President Mean to Children?

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Kids are born biased. It’s natural to put things, and people, into categories. Even very young children sort people based on race and sex, and this sorting can affect their judgments about gender equity.

For example, I asked children whether it is acceptable...