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Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity

February 23, 2020 Blogs and Vlogs 2020, Conference 2020, Featured 2020 13 Comments

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MeganEFreeman
MeganEFreeman
1 year ago

Great session. Thanks for the insights and the book recommendations! xoxo

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RebeccaJAllen
RebeccaJAllen
1 year ago

Hey, Halli!
Thanks for this presentation! I think the steps you lay out for writing neurodiverse characters:
– check your motivation,
– find resources,
– do your research,
– read examples of neurodiverse books done well,
are great. Really, they’re a great roadmap for writing not only neurodiverse characters well, but any kind of diversity well.
Rebecca

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Halli Gomez
Halli Gomez
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1 year ago

Thank you Rebecca. I hope these are takeaways for everyone writing characters different from themselves!

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Halli Gomez
Halli Gomez
1 year ago

My pleasure Megan!

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A. T. Baron
A. T. Baron
1 year ago

I am writing about a teen with Broca’s aphasia from a stroke. She can think clearly, but the words don’t come out correctly and because of this, her speech is affected. Does this still qualify as neurodiverse, or is this just a disability?

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Halli Gomez
Halli Gomez
Reply to  A. T. Baron
1 year ago

Great question!
Neurodiversity is more a term to be used like cultural or bio diversity. The thought when it first came out in the 1990’s is that the brain develops with a variation, not typically from an injury, and these individuals should be considered normal and not as someone who needs to be “cured.”

Aphasia, from what I’ve read, is caused by an injury. I wouldn’t consider it neurodiverse, but would still need the same type of research when writing. Thank you for asking, I learned something new 🙂

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Suwin
Suwin
1 year ago

Excellent workshop with great info! Thank you, Halli!

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Halli Gomez
Halli Gomez
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1 year ago

So glad you liked it!

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mholtzen
mholtzen
1 year ago

Good job, Halli! Looked and sounded great. Excellent perspective and information. Thanks for taking the time to share.

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Halli Gomez
Halli Gomez
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1 year ago

So happy I could do it! Thank you for your help and insight.

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Jennifer Faragitakis
Jennifer Faragitakis
1 year ago

Thank you for your perspective, information, and book recommendations on this topic, Halli! I loved Rain Reign – a middle grade book with a neurodiverse protagonist.

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Halli Gomez
Halli Gomez
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1 year ago

Thank you Jennier! I will definitely check out that book. Thanks for the recommendation.

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Marzieh
Marzieh
1 year ago

Thanks Halli, this was a very helpful session, im wondering if you can suggest any picture books with the neurodiverse character as the secondary character?

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