A Toxic Mix? Neurodivergent Students and Public Schools. Episode One: Students in Crisis

from Special Education; Parents' Library of Useful Information · host David Poeschl

It has been clear for years that the school system in the United States is not welcoming to neurodivergent (ND) students. School is an intensely intimidating and frightening place for many ND kids.As the percentage of identified ND students grow (the percentage of the total student population in California is currently 20%) the number of children damaged by the school system grows as well.Research is clear as to both the inappropriate structure of schools, and the long-term emotional damage it does to these kids.In this episode, I summarize a research article that condemns the current school structure as we know it.As the researcher/author writes, “Mainstream schools…are not currently safe spaces for ND children. Whether it is possible, with significant policy change, political will, and considerable investment, to transform mainstream schools into smaller, sensory-sensitive, nurturing, flexible, and truly inclusive places for ND children to be, is an open question.” Many thanks to the researcher/author of the study, Dr. Sinead Mullally ([email protected]: www.ncl.ac.uk/psychology/people/profile/sineadmullally.html)Research article that underpins the “popular” articlehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37810599/“Popular” article related to above (and used for the podcast script)https://researchfeatures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sinead-Mullally.pdfUniversal Design for Learning (UDL)(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-parents-library-of-useful-information/id1833954970?i=1000722533052)High School Students with High Functioning Autism; Obstacles and Optimismhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-parents-library-of-useful-information/id1833954970?i=1000727360172Autistic College Students Who Succeed at Competitive Colleges and Universities; What's the Secret?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/special-education-parents-library-of-useful-information/id1833954970?i=1000745302991Thanks to soundimage.org for the free access to the AI generated music used in this podcast (https://soundimage.org/)

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