Pay attention to the gaps between physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Some students can be taller than their parents and reading on the college level, but need help with emotional regulation or peer relations. Such asymmetrical development is quite common.

I hear you - a very similar experience!

Students with ADHD are particularly upset by boredom, restrictions, and not being heard.
Autistic students are particularly upset by social mistreatment, interruptions, and sensory overload.

"A theater company that includes dyslexic, autistic, and neurotypical people is “neurodiverse.” But the city mayor who disclosed depression and ADHD is “openly neurodivergent.”

"Neurodiversity is a group-level characteristic. To communicate understanding and appreciation of neurodiversity, you can use phrasing like: “Research demonstrates the benefits of the groups’ neurodiversity on the creativity of the output” or “We value the neurodiversity of our workforce.”

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"The ideal of fairness will always be out of reach if merit measurement is not inclusive and if the very definition of merit is misunderstood."https://hbr.org/2025/02/the-false-dichotomy-of-merit-and-inclusion

Too often, the needs of neurodivergent educators and their very existence are overlooked. They are left unsupported in a system that demands flexibility and caring but gives none in return. They are not heard in a system that needs their input to make improvements that matter.

Teachers are typically the first line of ensuring inclusion for neurodivergent students, asked to adapt lessons, strategies, and environments to meet diverse needs. But what happens when the teacher is neurodivergent?

Thank you very much! I am so glad The Canary Code resonated!

Need help with disentangling neurodivergent from neurodiverse? Neuroinclusion terminology can be tricky. Check this out! www.forbes.com/sites/ludmil...