BLOG 10: Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity Going into this week's reading, I was unsure of the direction it was going to take. However, it did brush upon topics that fall under neurodiversity that I think about often. It begins by describing what neurodiversity is and diagnosis. Then, it quickly jumps into the category of younger generations self-diagnosing and that is what I found the most interesting. I feel as though today it is very easy to say that your brain works differently than others to reassure yourself and others around you. Being neurodivergent is very commonly claimed in my generation , and I feel as though it has become more openly accepted and cared for. At the school I am working at, the children there are heavily involved in helping their classmates with Autism work through problems. They are very supportive, helpful, and empathetic towards those children who are different from them. I feel as though in my parents generation, it was looked at through a different lens where it was –t...
