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From Deficit to Superpowers: Is It Ableist to Focus on Neurodivergent Strengths?

By Nancy Doyle — 2021

Let’s move beyond superpowers but not forget to keep promoting our strengths.

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It’s Perfectly OK to Call a Disabled Person ‘Disabled,’ and Here’s Why

We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.

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Brittany Wong
2019
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The Perils of Giving Kids IQ Tests

According to the research of Stanford's Dr. Carol Dweck, both positive and negative labels, whether "gifted" or "seriously learning disabled," encourage a "fixed mindset," or the belief that nothing children do or think will change their intelligence.

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Jessica Lahey
2013
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For a Child With Learning Differences, Making Home a Safe Harbor

An entire family can benefit from adopting a growth mindset, and it can help everyone shift their thinking about the challenges one of them faces every day.

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Jessica Lahey
2015
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I Have a Serious Physical Disability, but the Biggest Daily Challenges Are with My Mindset

The ongoing dialogue I have with my own perspective and emotions is the biggest job I’ve ever undertaken. Exploring this internal give-and-take forces me to grow in surprising ways.

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Carolyn Dalton, Quora
2017
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Why Mindset Matters: A New Narrative for Disability and Business in the 21st Century

The story of disability inclusion is incomplete. It is now time for C-level executives and management to take more of an active role and cultivate a new narrative to both augment and redefine disability in the larger context of business strategy.

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Jonathan Kaufman
2019
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5 Powerful Ways to Teach Growth Mindset to Children with Special Needs

Consider this – for children with ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, autism spectrum diagnoses, and other behavioral disorders, already innate negative thinking patterns have been reinforced by years and years of negative messages.

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Shawna Wingert
2022
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Coping with Depression and Disability

Often, disabled people have their disability treated, but they don’t have their emotional or spiritual needs addressed.

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Charlotte Gerber
2021
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When a Physical Disability Keeps You from Getting Mental Health Help

Depression and suicidal ideation are more likely among people with disabilities due to factors like abuse, isolation, and stressors related to poverty, among others.

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Heather Morrison
2020
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The Mental Health of People with Disabilities

Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities.

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CDC Staff
2020
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What Is Ableism?

Ableism centers around the notion that people with disabilities are imperfect and need fixing.

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Ariane Resnick
2021
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