164: Supporting Neurodivergent Children with Dr. Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist

<span style="font-weight: 400">Parents have been asking me for episodes on neurodivergence for a while now so I’m hoping this episode will become the start of a mini-series. In this first conversation I talk with Dr. Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, co-author of the new book Neurodiveristy Studies: A New Critical Paradigm. We look at this topic through the lens of autism, and I share some information I found to be pretty surprising when, out of curiosity, I took the Autism Spectrum Quotient screening online.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">We discuss ways that schools, workplaces, and the wider world could better accommodate neurodivergent people, both so neurodivergent people can live the fullest expression of themselves, and also so everyone can benefit from their ideas, experience, and expertise.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">While this episode uses autism as a lens through which to discuss neurodiversity, the ideas in it can be applied to other types of neurodiversity including Asperger’s syndrome, dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, synesthesia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Tourette syndrome.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">I also see neurodiversity as much more broad than the typical way this term is used, which tends to be used to mean “a person with a disorder that makes them not as good as a normal person.” I see us all as neurodiverse, each with our own unique combination of talents and struggles, so we should support children in learning in the way that’s uniquely suited to them.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">If you’d like to learn how to do this, come and join my FREE You Are Your Child’s Best Teacher workshop, which is coming up between August 29 and September 9. Enrollment is open right now - just click the banner below!</span> &nbsp; <a href="https://yourparentingmojo.com/bestteacher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a> &nbsp; <strong>Dr. Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist's Book</strong> <p id="title" class="a-spac