Rant: Is Our System Failing Neurodiverse Students? (Episode 301)

⚠️ Disproportionate Impact on Vulnerable Students

Children with disabilities are over-represented in suspension statistics. Research indicates that exclusionary practices, such as suspensions and expulsions, can exacerbate behavioral issues rather than resolve them, particularly among vulnerable student populations . (ABC Sept 22nd, 2024)

Discussed In This Episode

✅ Implementing a “veneer of coping” understanding, where children hold it together at school but may have meltdowns at home.

✅ Using the “11 key questions to ask when you see a behavior” checklist provided in the ebook.

✅ Replacing unwanted behaviors instead of trying to stop them, such as providing alternatives for fidgeting.

✅ Creating a response plan that outlines the stages of a meltdown: buildup, survival, meltdown or shutdown, and recovery.

✅ Comparing a child’s behavioral age to their chronological age (e.g., treating a 7-year-old’s behavior as that of a 4-year-old) to set appropriate expectations.

✅ Sharing personal emotions and frustrations throughout the day to model emotional literacy for students.

✅ Using whole-class activities to gauge emotions, such as asking all students to raise their hands if they find a task boring, hard, or easy.

✅ Teaching children to recognize physical signs of emotions, like noticing voice changes as an indicator of anxiety.

✅ Implementing a “choose your battles” approach, such as allowing pencil chewing if it’s not harmful and the student is doing their work.

✅ Creating a list of what makes individual children anxious or angry based on the 10 common reasons provided in the ebook.

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​​George Gross… has found that kids with ADHD, ODD and ASD have been found to be a whole three years behind their peers

Dr Tony Attwood found 75% of Neurodiverse children experience intense anxiety

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