What exactly is 'neurodiversity?' Using accurate language about disability matters in schools.
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In a recent study involving disabled adults reflecting on their experiences in kindergarten to Grade 12 education in the United States, researcher Carlyn O. Mueller found schools continue to lag behind in terms of:
a lack of disability representation in K-12 curriculum;
a lack of disability community in K-12 schools;
a lack of disabled school staff (I’m “out” about about being disabled and autistic at my school).
These findings remain consistent today with what some have observed about systemic ableism in Canadian schools and in current research in the field of inclusive education and disability studies. This is part of the reason why I wrote my upcoming book, “No Place for Autism?” Kindergarten to Grade 12 schooling is often stigmatizing for students with disabilities. Ableist slurs continue, and segregationist practices abound whilst disability representation in staff, programming, and curriculum remains limited at best.
What exactly is 'neurodiversity?' Using accurate language about disability matters in schools.
What exactly is 'neurodiversity?' Using accurate language about disability matters in schools.
What exactly is 'neurodiversity?' Using accurate language about disability matters in schools.
In a recent study involving disabled adults reflecting on their experiences in kindergarten to Grade 12 education in the United States, researcher Carlyn O. Mueller found schools continue to lag behind in terms of:
a lack of disability representation in K-12 curriculum;
a lack of disability community in K-12 schools;
a lack of disabled school staff (I’m “out” about about being disabled and autistic at my school).
These findings remain consistent today with what some have observed about systemic ableism in Canadian schools and in current research in the field of inclusive education and disability studies. This is part of the reason why I wrote my upcoming book, “No Place for Autism?” Kindergarten to Grade 12 schooling is often stigmatizing for students with disabilities. Ableist slurs continue, and segregationist practices abound whilst disability representation in staff, programming, and curriculum remains limited at best.
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