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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 24/03/2025

If you aren’t ND, please know that “A neurodivergent person’s way of experiencing the world may differ from yours—but that’s normal. Just as we’ve come to understand variations in the human family, we should also understand neurological variations as ordinary.” @johnmarble.bsky.social: a.co/aIUMzAA

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Laura Flanders @gritlaura.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

We need eachother. But how to get along? @deanspade.bsky.social offers some first aid.

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Perhaps a good day to review this list, curated over past 15 yrs & informed by my 19 yr comm organ career & 22 yr teaching career———- Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/04/16/t...

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The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change

I’ve written A LOT about how to help students enhance their feelings of intrinsic motivation and help them want to change their behavior and attitudes. Many of us would also like to make chan…

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 22/12/2024

Research consistently shows no harm when disabled students are included in general ed classrooms, but great risks of harm when those students are segregated. Included kids not only develop better academic skills but better communication skills—and more. At @npr.org: www.npr.org/2024/12/19/n...

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Here's what can be gained when students with disabilities are included in classrooms

Students with certain disabilities are often excluded from general education classrooms. Two children with Down syndrome show what can be gained from more inclusion.

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bess @bessfernandez.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This week on Gay Takeaway, @aaronlanou.bsky.social and I dig into on all things pancakes! Pure maple syrup goodness. 🍴🥞

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Takeaway Q&A: Pancake Special with Aaron Lanou 🥞

Beware the pancake fight-or-flight growl!

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Aaron Lanou @aaronlanou.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

"The Primacy of Trust"—I just rediscovered this article from Barry Prizant about the importance of non-autistic support folks establishing trust with autistic folks. Though 15 years old it could be written (and is still needed) today! Is he on bluesky yet...? barryprizant.com/wp-content/u...

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Susan Shapiro @susanshap.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The truest measure of #UDL implementation is the absence of blaming for non-learning. We stop blaming students, families/caregivers, and educators and look instead for barriers in design.

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Aaron Lanou @aaronlanou.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

🪨⛰️ How do we remove the boulders that come crashing down in kids' paths? We have to rethink how school is designed. I recently got to explore that redesign, with K-12 educators in Bedford Central School District. Let’s use universal supports to better teach our snorkel kids... and everyone! 🤿

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