Deconstructing Special Education and Constructing Inclusion 3e - Google Books

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Living into the (Different) World of Early Childhood: Review of Sue Palmer (ed.), Play Is the Way – Richard Brinton – Association for Humanistic Psychology in Britain
Campfires in Dark Forests
Dark forests like newsletters and podcasts are growing areas of activity. As are other dark forests, like Slack channels, private Instagrams, invite-only message boards, text groups, Snapchat, WeCh…
Dark forests like newsletters and podcasts are growing areas of activity. As are other dark forests, like Slack channels, private Instagrams, invite-only message boards, text groups, Snapchat, WeChat, and on and on. This is where Facebook is pivoting with Groups (and trying to redefine what the word “privacy” means in the process).
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem
These are all spaces where depressurized conversation is possible because of their non-indexed, non-optimized, and non-gamified environments.
Is our universe an empty forest or a dark one? If it’s a dark forest, then only Earth is foolish enough to ping the heavens and announce its presence. The rest of the universe already knows the real reason why the forest stays dark. It’s only a matter of time before the Earth learns as well.
Podcasts are another example. There, meaning isn’t just expressed through language, but also through intonation and interaction. Podcasts are where a bad joke can still be followed by a self-aware and self-deprecating save. It’s a more forgiving space for communication than the internet at large.
Dark forests like newsletters and podcasts are growing areas of activity. As are other dark forests, like Slack channels, private Instagrams, invite-only message boards, text groups, Snapchat, WeChat, and on and on. This is where Facebook is pivoting with Groups (and trying to redefine what the word “privacy” means in the process).
These are all spaces where depressurized conversation is possible because of their non-indexed, non-optimized, and non-gamified environments. The cultures of those spaces have more in common with the physical world than the internet.
Those of us building dark forests risk underestimating how powerful the mainstream channels will continue to be.
The dark forests grow because they provide psychological and reputational cover. They allow us to be ourselves because we know who else is there. Compared to the free market communication style of the mass channels — with their high risks, high rewards, and limited moderation — dark forest spaces are more Scandinavian in their values and the social and emotional security they provide. They cap the downsides of looking bad and the upsides of our best jokes by virtue of a contained audience.This is a trade more and more people are looking to make.
ASSUME THAT I CAN | World Down Syndrome Day 2024
Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is...
Walter Masterson on Twitter / X
I spoke at the school where Nex Benedict was killed. pic.twitter.com/1sz3In1T9o— Walter Masterson (@waltermasterson) March 15, 2024
@ImaniBarbarin@disabled.social on Twitter / X
I’m glad we’re addressing tipping culture because as a disabled person, there’s an aspect I don’t see widely discussed. pic.twitter.com/y3oO660egI— @ImaniBarbarin@disabled.social (@Imani_Barbarin) March 15, 2024
Study reveals unexpected literacy in autistic people who cannot speak
pAbout one-third of autistic people are unable to communicate using speech, and most are never provided an effective alternative. However, a new study from scientists at the University of Virginia suggests that many of these individuals are literate, raising the possibility that they could learn to express themselves through writing. /p
Early Developmental Competencies: Or Why Pre-K Does Not Have Lasting Effects - Defending the Early Years
The author of the recent paper on the long term effects of statewide pre-k programs recommends using an iceberg model of early developmental competencies instead of academic preschools.
Transgender Health
Over the last few decades, there has been a rapid expansion in the understanding of gender identity…
What science tells us about improving middle school
Over the last 20 years, scientists have learned a lot about how the adolescent brain works and what motivates middle schoolers. Yet a lot of their findings aren't making it into the classroom.
CoorDown on TikTok
If we have positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome, we'll give them more opportunities. And maybe these positive assumptions will become reality. #AssumeThatICan #WDSD24 #WorldDownSyndromeDay #EndTheStereotypes @madisontevlin@cdndownsyndromesociety @downssyndromeassociation @downsyndromeaustralia@ndssorg @dsinternational
The Neurodiversity Toolkit | EYFS for Me
A Beginner's Guide to Self-Directed Neurodivergent Play | Tapestry UK
The free document 'A Beginner's Guide to Self-Directed Neurodivergent Play' has been created to support childminders, nurseries and schools interested in having necessary conversations about neurodivergent play.
Understanding Monotropism and “Negative” Thoughts - Epona Author Solutions
There's a belief that "ruts" happen from multiple passes over the same territory, whether they're from repetitive thinking or from tires and the weight of a vehicle, and I'd argue that rather often, that's simply not the case. Simply put, a rut is one experience that left an indelible mark on us, or on the
Belonging for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilit
This book pushes the boundaries in the way we approach people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, and in how we work with them in education
The Magic Of Multisensory Rooms | Parenta.com
The Magic Of Multisensory Rooms - Do you have a multisensory room in your setting? Have you ever considered getting one, or setting up a small sensory space?
My Long Covid Isn’t a Burden on My Wife
And she's here to tell you about it.
Alternative Sensory Spaces
...this ready for a Voyage to Arghans (You can see more about this story here:...
Alternative sensory spaces: the essentials | Parenta.com
Explore alternative sensory spaces for early years settings, transforming your area into a magical experience without costly sensory room expenses.
CAMHS Emotional Wellbeing Report.pdf
Advocacy | Spectrum Gaming
A Thousand Plateaus.pdf
Holli Tonyan - Campfires in Cyberspace
Dr. Holli Tonyan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, recounts the David Thornburg article "Campfires in Cyberspace" which describes how his...
Martijn Dekker 🇪🇺 @mcdutchie@cybre.town on X: "I credited #JudySinger with coining the term ‘neurodiversity’ in error. I have found evidence that the #neurodiversity concept was fully formed on my online autistic-run group ‘InLv’ as early as October 1996, well before Singer's 1998 thesis. https://t.co/So234oTFQd" / X
I credited #JudySinger with coining the term ‘neurodiversity’ in error. I have found evidence that the #neurodiversity concept was fully formed on my online autistic-run group ‘InLv’ as early as October 1996, well before Singer's 1998 thesis.https://t.co/So234oTFQd— Martijn Dekker 🇪🇺 @mcdutchie@cybre.town (@autimodo) July 13, 2023
The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory - Monique Botha, Robert Chapman, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Steven K Kapp, Abs Stannard Ashley, Nick Walker, 2024
We, an international group of autistic scholars of autism and neurodiversity, discuss recent findings on the origins of the concept and theorising of neurodiver...
We, an international group of autistic scholars of autism and neurodiversity, discuss recent findings on the origins of the concept and theorising of neurodiversity. For some time, the coinage and theorising of the concept of ‘neurodiversity’ has been attributed to Judy Singer. Singer wrote an Honours thesis on the subject in 1998, focused on autistic activists and allies in the autistic community email list Independent Living (InLv). This was revised into a briefer book chapter, published in 1999. Despite the widespread attribution to Singer, the terms ‘neurological diversity’ and ‘neurodiversity’ were first printed in 1997 and 1998, respectively, in the work of the journalist Harvey Blume, who himself attributed them not to Singer but rather to the online community of autistic people, such as the ‘Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical’. Recently, Martijn Dekker reported a 1996 discussion in which one InLv poster, Tony Langdon, writes of the ‘neurological diversity of people. i.e. the atypical among a society provide the different perspectives needed to generate new ideas and advances, whether they be technological, cultural, artistic or otherwise’. Going forward, we should recognise the multiple, collective origins of the neurodiversity concept rather than attributing it to any single author.
This letter discusses the origins of the concept and theory of neurodiversity. It is important to correctly attribute concept and theories to the people who developed them. For some time, the concept of neurodiversity has primarily been attributed to one person, Judy Singer. We consider the available evidence and show that the concept and theory in fact has multiple origins. We draw particular attention to recent archival findings that show the concept of ‘neurological diversity’ was being used years earlier than previously thought. ‘Neurodiversity’ means the same thing as ‘neurological diversity’ and does not change the theory in any way. We conclude that both the concept of neurological diversity or neurodiversity, and the body of theory surrounding it, should be understood as having been collectively developed by neurodivergent people.
Silent Speech Acts and their Cognitive Effects
Dinah K.C. MurrayUniversity College London From The Pragmatic Perspective: Selected Papers from the 1985 International Pragmatics Conference edited by Jef Verschueren and Marcella Bertuccelli Papi.…
Autism: a Mind-Body Problem
Dinah KC Murray, 1993. From Biological Perspectives in Autism: Proceedings from the 1993 conference of the Autism Research Unit of the University of Sunderland. Editor’s note: this was Dinah&…
Nick Walker -The-Use-of-Transformative-Somatic-Practices-in-Processes-of-Collective-Imagination-and-Collaborative-Future-Shaping-ByNick-Walker.pdf
Sensory-Being for Sensory Beings: Creating Entrancing Sensory Experiences
Sensory-being: the enveloping of natural presentness and awareness in an unfolding sensory moment. Sensory Beings: people whose experience of the world, and meaning within it, is primarily sensory. Often these are people who do not have access to language.
If you support someone who understands the world in a primarily sensory way, for example someone with PMLD or later stage dementia, you will recognise that they often face periods of time in which they are left without an activity they can acc