According to this Harvard Health article, neurodiversity is defined as "the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one "right" way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits."

It is important to understand neurodiversity so that we can see our neurodivergent students as whole people who just explore and experience the world differently than our neurotypical students do.

When considering how to best address the needs of our students, it is best that we work to empower our neurodivergent students by working alongside them to provide them with the resources, tools, and accommodations they need to be able to achieve success in the classroom. When our neurodivergent students advocate for themselves: listen to them.

This Learning for Justice Article discusses "what autistic students wish you knew about who they are and how they learn."