For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood\u2026and the Rest of Y\u2019all Too<\/a>. When educators forced Native American students to sit still and listen, they were faced with \u201cbehavioral\u201d challenges that had an everlasting impact on the educational attainment of the learner. Unfortunately, the drive to create a collective culture didn\u2019t stop there. A more comical example is Dav Pilkey\u2019s experience as a student. The author of Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and more, was once kicked out of the classroom for his \u201cbehavior.\u201d Lo and behold, Dav, like many of our behaviorally different students, has dyslexia and is open about his ADHD. Instead of creating a space where he could thrive, Dav\u2019s teacher excluded him from the classroom and sent him in the hallway to work.<\/p>And you\u2019ve been there (metaphorically, or maybe literally<\/em>). You\u2019ve been such an outsider to the group, that you two had to \u201csit in the hallway.\u201d<\/p>But we can change that.<\/p>
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\u00a0<\/h5>Evolving the status quo <\/strong><\/h5>Autism acceptance is not about accepting autism as a single entity. Rather, it\u2019s a reminder that there is another group of learners who don\u2019t fit the bill when it comes to traditionally accepted values in the dogma of learning.<\/p>
“We have a social responsibility.” – Dr. Cynthia<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>This isn\u2019t only about being able to provide educational support but mental health support, too. When students on the spectrum are lost amongst neurotypical students in public schools, they\u2019re at greater risk of sensory overloads, leading to stressful and often misunderstood meltdowns. So teach how to quickly identify, accept, and provide for the needs of those living with autism\u2014as you would any learner\u2019s diverse social skills or sensitivities\u2014with a fundamental goal to provide high-quality education for every<\/em> child. After all, isn\u2019t that what it\u2019s all about?<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>
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Written by Kami Rep Alex Samia, an Early Childhood to Secondary teacher specializing in ELAR, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Functional Skills (Special Education). \u201cIf you know one person with autism, you know ONE person with autism.\u201d – Kluth, 2003 A classroom is a challenging place for all learners. From day one, the novelty of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":20083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[26,27,28,101],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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