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There are also things like a Melbourne Neurodivergents WhatsApp/Discord group tied in with some of the various meetups for Autistics and folks with ADHD; if you attend some meetups of those groups you will be invited to join.
The two above (and many others) are open to community members only
There are also community subreddits, eg.:
Which may also be open to those willing to learn respectfully from community members
Further resources/readings/etc.:
Brooke Tahir has put together a self-paced set of slides speaking to both neurodivergence as intersecting with teaching practice. It goes into greater depth (than was possible in this session) on the breadth of neurodivergence and how that may present neurodiversity and teaching.pptx
- Tahir, B (2024) - GunaiKurnai woman working as lecturer and educational designer in Monash’s Faculty of Science
The UDL Guidelines: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/ - CAST (2024)
UDL Cards: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tBiojJidFqL45txDPafrGyu9Z308ied/view?usp=sharing - McQueen, R and Aster Cosmos (2024); Monash University, Faculty of Information Technology
Designing learning with neurodivergence and mental health in mind
- Aster Cosmos and Tahir, B (2024); Monash University, Faculties of IT and Science respectively
Creating an inclusive and neurodivergent-friendly workplace - Middleton, Ellie (2023)
An Intro to ADHD/NeurodiversityAn Intro to ADHD/Neurodiversity - Compiled by Lewis, S (2023)
Double empathy problem -- why it can be so challenging for different Neurotypes to understand one another (adopts an Autistic / non-Autistic lens but applies broadly): https://reframingautism.org.au/miltons-double-empathy-problem-a-summary-for-non-academics/ - Milton, D. E. M. (2012). On the ontological status of autism: The ‘double empathy problem’. Disability & Society, 27(6), 883-887 Via reframingautism.org.au an Autistic charity run by Autistic people
ND - Adele Presentation.pdf -- see especially slide 7 on responses to disclosure - Walsh, Adele
https://services.anu.edu.au/news-events/learning-about-neurodiversity-from-your-neurodivergent-students - Rickard, Scott (2022)
https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/About-Down-Syndrome_English_2021.pdf - Down Syndrome Australia (2021)
I am Autistic: An interactive and informative guide to autism (by someone diagnosed with it) - Chanelle Moriah (they/them) (2022)
Different, Not Less - Chloe Hayden (2022)
Small Talk: 10 ADHD lies and how to stop believing them - Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery (2024)
How to ADHD youtube channel - Jessica McCabe (started 2015)
I’m autistic now what youtube channel, including: - Meg [no last name listed] (started 2022)
the links above are not part of this module, but hopefully give additional direction
Thanks for going through this resource, please feel free to complete the feedback form above and look back over any of the pages as you need. If you want to discuss anything in this module further, please reach out to Aster Cosmos <aster.cosmos@monash.edu>