By Helen Massy-Beresford — 2014
Developing the mysterious condition in the 96% of people who do not have it may help to improve learning skills, aid recovery from brain injury and guard against mental decline in old age
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CLEAR ALL
Brain differences such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are not something to be cured, but something to be embraced as part of human diversity.
Embracing, not fixing, mental differences
Many teachers are still exploring the nuances of what it means to be a neurodiverse learner and how to create a fully inclusive classroom.
Neurodiversity has become a word frequently bandied about when we talk about schooling, acceptance, psychology, and workplace integration. What is neurodiversity, and why is it so important?
What’s it like to live in a body and brain that functions differently than the majority of your peers? We are not talking about subtle differences—as always exist between any two minds—but rather those individuals who possess an entire mental processing system that is metaphorically blind to much...