Neuroversity Jessica Kidwell

Season three has come to a close for Neuroversity.What were some of the highlights from this season and what is coming up in season four?Let's find out....Do you have some ideas about what comes next?Email me atneuroversitypod@gmail.com Follow Neuroversity on all our social platforms:Neuroversity WebsiteIGFacebookTwitterLinkedInPatreon

After first learning about non verbal learning disorder (NVLD) during my episode on specific learning disorders (SLDs) I wanted to know more. I kept finding myself having a hard time distinguishing between autism and NVLD. So I knew I needed to bring on some experts.The same names kept coming up over and over on NVLD resources: Dr. Jessica Broitman and Dr. John Davis and luckily they agreed to come on the show to help me understand NVLD much more deeply.Guest Bios:Jessica Broitman...

Synesthesia is when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously. Some examples include tasting words or linking colors to numbers and letters. It’s not a medical condition, and not something to be cured, therefore it falls right under the neurodivergent umbrella. Today’s guest not only has synesthesia, she also just recently published a middle grade novel about it, which is fantastic and called The...

This is the second of a two part series where I will introduce you to the most common types of specific learning disabilities or SLDs.Part two is about Auditory Processing Disorder and Nonverbal Learning DisabilitiesAuditory processing disorder, APD for short, is when the brain has trouble interpreting sounds or language. It is a central nervous system process as opposed to a deficit within the ear’s ability to hear. APD impacts the brain’s ability to process sounds, which can cau...

This is the first of a two part series where I will introduce you to the most common types of specific learning disabilities or SLDs.Part one is about Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia.Dysgraphia is a learning disability that impacts writing abilities. And we’re not talking about just having poor handwriting, this goes well beyond that. Dysgraphia can also impair spelling, and getting thoughts onto paper. Dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects the part of your brain that...

"We don't need a handful of people doing inclusive education perfectly, we need millions of people doing it imperfectly." - Tim VillegasAccording to the Oxford Dictionary, inclusion is the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or intellectual disabilities and members of other minority groups. And specifically when it comes to education, inclusion is the act or prac...