Embracing the Exceptions

Meeting the Needs of Neurodivergent Students of Color
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-72996-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 293 g

Reihe: Equity and Social Justice in Education Series

Neurodivergent students of color are often overlooked, as research and teaching strategies predominantly focus on white males in the classroom. How can we help teachers reach all students to honor their full humanity, and to understand how ableism – neuronormativity in particular – and racism intersect on our bodies and brains? JPB Gerald’s fascinating book offers a blend of narrative and interviews to show what would help neurodivergent students of color feel more supported and cared for in schools, and to demonstrate how much better their lives could be when they feel that love. Each chapter covers a common trait among neurodivergent students, and concludes with takeaways and approaches for supporting our youth in the classroom. Turning from a deficit-based look to a strength-based one, JPB helps us see how NDSOC students think and learn differently, and how we can do right by them, supporting them more effectively in the classroom and beyond.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerald, Jpb

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Chapter 1. Talking Out Of Turn: On Being Seen As a Classroom Disruption  Chapter 2. Making Meaning: On The Unique Ways We Communicate  Chapter 3. Getting Things Done: On Completing (And Not Completing) Assigned Tasks  Chapter 4. Coloring Outside the Lines: On Doing Things Our Own Way  Chapter 5. Remembering and Forgetting: On Having The Best and Worst Memory At the Same Time  Chapter 6. Staying Out Of View: On Masking And Its Psychological Toll  Chapter 7. Following Recipes: On The Trouble With Multi-Step Instructions  Chapter 8. Turning the Volume Down: On Sensory Overload and Its Many Manifestations  Chapter 9. Trying to Catch the Express Train: On The Search for Hyperfocus  Chapter 10. Catching Our Breath: On Emotional Volatility  Chapter 11. Being an Easy Target: On the Persistent Perception of Social Rejection  Chapter 12. Beating Ourselves Up: On The Corrosive Nature of Shame  Chapter 13. Outrunning the Pack: On The Ways We Can Excel When We're Supported  Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

JPB Gerald is an adult educator and theorist, and a 2022 graduate of the EdD program in Instructional Leadership from CUNY – Hunter College, USA. Through his writing, teaching, podcast and his public scholarship overall, he seeks justice for the racially, linguistically and neurologically minoritized.