Neurodiversity
The Language of Diversity: Terms and Definitions in the Age of Inclusivity (Susan A. Fitzell)
Neurodiversity: Some Basic Terms and Definitions (Nick Walker, PhD.)
Neurodiversity in a Nutshell (video)
Playing to our Strengths (TED-Talk video)
Neurodiversity – An insider’s perspective.pdf
The Myth of the Normal Brain-Embracing Neurodiversity.pdf
Top neurodivergent influencers on TikTok
ADHD
- ADHD as an Entrepreneur’s Superpower (TedTalk 15min video)
- ADDitude magazine explores the question, “Is ADHD a superpower?”
- Center for Disease Control and Presentation (2020). Research on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADDitude magazine (2022). Face It: People with ADHD are Wired Differently.
To explore the role of teachers and parents in higher ed
- Parker, D.R. & Boutelle, K. (2009). Executive function coaching for college students with learning disabilities and ADHD: A new approach for fostering self-determination. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 24(4), 204-215.
- Van Hees, V., Roeyers, H., & De Mol, J. (2018). Students with autism spectrum disorder and their parents in the transition into higher education: Impact on dynamics in the parent–child relationship. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(10), 3296-3310.
- How to (Explain) ADHD (How to ADHD – video)
- ADHD and Motivation(How to ADHD – video)
- ADHD in Girls and Women (Martha Barnard-Rae) – TEDx Talk
- ADHD sucks, but not really (Sahif Mahamane) – Tedx Talk
Self-Advocacy
LeDerick reflects on self-advocacy (video)
The Four Domains of Learning (video -Landmark College)
Cultivating Self-Advocacy for All Students on College Campuses
Landmark Self-Advocacy Pamphlet
Learning Disabilities
Types of learning disorders: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/specific-learning-disorder/what-is-specific-learning-disorder
Historical timeline of learning disorders: https://www.ldonline.org/ld-topics/about-ld/timeline-learning-disabilities
Lyon, R. (1993). Why reading is not a natural process. Retrieve from http://www.ascd.org/publications/
educational-leadership/mar98/vol55/num06/Why-Reading-Is-Not-a-Natural-Process.aspx
The Art of Learning Differently (video – Landmark College)
Motivation and Self-Esteem
Social Justice
- Confronting Ableism (TedTalk)
- The Five Principles of Social Justice
- The Hechinger Report on Social Justice
- A Social Justice Approach to Building Community in Higher Education Today
Learning Disabilities
- What is Specific Learning Disorder?
- What is Dyslexia? (Video)
- The True Gifts of a Dyslexic Mind (Video)
- Dyslexia simulator
- E-Readers are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia
Intersectionality
- Intersectionality 101 (video)
- Kimberlé Crenshaw on What Intersectionality Means Today | Time
- Chimamanda Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story” (TED Talk video)
- Learning Project #2: Intersectionality (Toolkit p 59-64)
A thoughtful and compelling essay written by a neurodivergent university professor; published in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
“How to Make Room for Neurodivergent Professors”
https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-to-make-room-for-neurodivergent-professors?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_6309641_nl_Academe-Today_date_20230303&cid=at&source=ams&sourceid=