Neurodivergent students often experience energy dysregulation and display unexpected behaviors that can be misunderstood. We invited Emily Kircher-Morris, a national leader in the field of neurodiversity, to bring her immense expertise on emotional and energy regulation to our Community of Practice.

REEL’s Neurodiversity/2e Collaborative hosted a panel focused on supporting families in the complex and emotionally-laden process of building their students’ self-advocacy skills. Tiffany Nielsen, Dean of Students at Helios School, and educational consultant Heather Johanson of The Actias School, shared the strategies they’ve used and what they have seen for schools working to help families develop students’ self-advocacy skills.

We work with hundreds of K-12 faculty from schools all around Silicon Valley each month. If I had to boil down the most common theme that’s come up lately, it’s all about anxiety. We hope this resource serves as a starting point to think about how you can serve as a guide through turbulent times for your community.

Welcome to the first in a series of educator case studies, where we hear from school leaders about what they’re doing to support neurodivergent and 2e learners in their schools. We’ll hear practical tips and advice from both public and private schools about what is working for their communities. The first article is on flexibility, belonging and UDL from Victoria Trevor, Head of School at Athena Academy and member of REEL's Educator Advisory Group . If there is one thing tha