17th May - Understanding Neurodiversity. 1 hour

NZ$50.00

This 1 hour workshop provides an understanding of neurodiversity, and primarily focuses on dyslexia. It also touches on dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia.

Time: 3:30pm

Date: Tuesday 17th May

This 1 hour workshop provides an understanding of neurodiversity, and primarily focuses on dyslexia. It also touches on dyscalculia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia.

Time: 3:30pm

Date: Tuesday 17th May

What is neurodiversity? Key indicators, neuroscience: the neurodiverse brain.

  1. Experiencing neurodiversity. ‘Walking in the shoes’ of the neurodiverse learner.

  2. Neurodiversity - Strengths and challenges.

  3. Impacts: Direct impacts - how does being neurodiverse effect individuals and their ability to be successful in a learning environment?

  4. Impacts: Indirect impacts – What are the psychological, emotional, and self-perception issues, where there has been no diagnosis and therefore many years of damaging effects?

  5. Initiating pathways to undoing the damage.