Life skills, job skills & social-emotional lessons for Special Ed /Accessible Ed teachers to use with students. (Created by an AuDHD Transition Specialist supporting Autistic and other Neurodivergent learners). These Neurodiversity-affirming videos are meant to help students across a wide range of abilities and ages, but all graphics remain age appropriate for older students and adults. You can slow down, speed up, or pause a video to further differentiate :)
All this contradicts itself. If all brains are different, the typical brain or neurotypical as referenced doesn’t exist, leaving everyone as then neurodivergent. Which then could also be referred to as being a typical brain making it mean the same thing. No wonder so many individuals are confused when these are the topics being discussed 🤦♂️
It is a tricky concept. We are all neurodiverse (we all have different brains). But someone with a neurotypical brain (does not have a disability affecting how they sense, think, etc.) differs vastly from a neurodivergent brain (anyone who with a developmental disability, acquired disability, etc.).
Thank you for this video. It's clear and explains big topics that may be hard for young people to understand but you did a wonderful job at explaining. Thank you.
This video is wonderful. I've been searching for something very simple to help my son who has autism understand what money is. He sure can spend it, but he doesn't "get" that the paper and coins are viewed as valuable and can be traded for things he wants. If I can teach him why money is valuable, I can help him understand why people choose to work...for money. I've been searching and most of the fun animated videos have narrators that have accents and/or speak too quickly. include a distracting and unnecessary history lesson, and there is almost always distracting music in the background. This video is a gift. Thank you!!
True! Mental health is just as important as physical health. And I think both are very connected. #shorts ✨5 easy tips to improve your mental health!✨ ru-vid.comEL6_bTCsYVE
I really like your content. I just wish you would use person first language, Ie person with disability, person with autism. But I really like you materials.
Hi Suzanne! Thanks so much for your comment. I am Autistic and I prefer Identity first language. I use it purposely because I think being disabled is not a negative thing and I like the identity aspect of disability instead of the pathology/medical model. I was also taught person first in graduate school and used to use it. I understand language preferences vary from person to person, of course. I’m about to release an ADHD video, and in that one I actually alternate between person first and identity first. I may make a video on this topic of language, actually! Thanks so much for the kind words :)
The vast majority of autistic people use identity first language and dislike person first language. PFL is something that was forced on us by neurotypical people that never asked us.
I have this and I work in an open office, to keep this job I went and purchased some Boise quiet comfort headsets, and that really helped with the noise but now I'm being bullied by my teammates for not talking to them..just can't win
I’m glad you found something that helps so you can keep your job. I use noise cancelling headphones too. I’m sorry your coworkers aren’t getting it. They would need to understand it’s an accommodation, which it sounds like they don’t quite get.
This was very helpful for my 5 year-old. She struggles with sensory overload. Specifically light, touch, and sound. She loved how it shows we are all different but somethings are the same as other people.
