Contextualizing neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture : a strengths-based approach
Title
Contextualizing neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture : a strengths-based approach
Creator
Sinclair, Jac V.
Black, Sebastian O.
Description
Sinclair, Jac V. & Black, Sebastian O.
Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for the diversity of human brains, is split into two broad categories: neurotypical, describing people who generally fit in to their society’s standard of “normal,” and neurodivergent, describing people who exist outside of the social norm, including people diagnosed with autism and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD.) While the historical understanding of neurodivergence has taken a deficits-based approach that aims to teach neurodivergent people to “mask” their differences in order to function in neurotypical society, strengths-based approaches that celebrate neurodivergent differences are gaining popularity, especially in higher education. The following annotated bibliography, compiled by neurodivergent authors, is intended as a starting point for those interested in examining how their work as educators can better affirm and uplift neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture.
Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for the diversity of human brains, is split into two broad categories: neurotypical, describing people who generally fit in to their society’s standard of “normal,” and neurodivergent, describing people who exist outside of the social norm, including people diagnosed with autism and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD.) While the historical understanding of neurodivergence has taken a deficits-based approach that aims to teach neurodivergent people to “mask” their differences in order to function in neurotypical society, strengths-based approaches that celebrate neurodivergent differences are gaining popularity, especially in higher education. The following annotated bibliography, compiled by neurodivergent authors, is intended as a starting point for those interested in examining how their work as educators can better affirm and uplift neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture.
Date
2024
Publisher
Alverno College Library
Extent
9 pages
Language
English
Format
PDF
Type
Text
Subject
Neurodiversity
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Autism
Bibliographic Citation
Sinclair, J. V. & Black, S. O. (2024). Contextualizing neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture: A strengths-based approach [White paper]. Alverno College Library. https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/909
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Collection
Citation
Sinclair, Jac V. and Black, Sebastian O., “Contextualizing neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture : a strengths-based approach,” Alverno College Library Digital Commons, accessed May 15, 2024, https://alverno.omeka.net/items/show/909.