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GETTING REEL


Autism Level Up: How Adults Can Best Support Neurodivergent Children
the dynamic duo of Amy & Jac of Autism Level Up (ALU) spoke to REEL about how adults can be neurodiversity affirming forces in the lives of their 2e students.
Mar 13, 2023


Welcome to the Journey - Parenting Your Neurodivergent Child, Pt. 3 of 3: SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
“Preach! Write! Act! Do anything save to lie down and die!” - Hester, in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Focus on what's there, not what's missing I come from a product design background. In graduate school we were taught that after we had a test subject use our product, we should ask them first ‘what are the worst three things about it?’ right away, before they said anything else. We did this because people are reluctant to criticize something they think you made,
Mar 3, 2023


Welcome to the Journey - Parenting Your Neurodivergent Child, Pt. 2 of 3: THREE STRANDS TO PURSUE
“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.” - Rainer Maria Rilke Welcome to Part 2 of this 3-part series on...
Feb 15, 2023


Video: Living and Learning 2e: What Neurodivergent Teen Students Say
Neurodivergent, twice-exceptional students have few forums to express their lived educational experiences. Recently, Silicon Valley 2e advocacy group REEL launched its “Living & Learning 2e” blog series, dedicated to giving twice-exceptional teen and young adult students a place to share their voices.
Feb 14, 2023


Welcome to the Journey - Parenting Your Neurodivergent Child, Pt. 1 of 3: THREE REASONS TO CELEBRATE
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.” - Henry David Thoreau You’ve just gotten the ‘official’...
Feb 7, 2023


Where Is Our Tribe* Or Better Yet, Where Are Our People?
Ever since our son was identified as twice exceptional, we were told of this elusive tribe* that we will find if only we talk to the...
Feb 3, 2023


Dyslexia Design Thinking: When Neurodivergence and Creativity Meet
how dyslexia offers a heightened advantage, what he calls his “hyper-ability.” Learn how parents and educators can find the hyper-ability in children’s differences and foster these unique strengths to boost self-esteem, school/career pathways, and finding their place in the world.
Feb 3, 2023


Ad Astra: Reflections from a Mom Raising a Twice-Exceptional (2e) Child
NOTE: This is the transcript of a spoken word performance the author gave in partnership with The Moth and KnowledgeWorks on January 31, 2023. You can watch the recording here. It’s just after 3:30 on a Tuesday afternoon. I’m standing by the window in my kitchen, looking out for my son Finn. I’m nervous because he’s late walking home from school. The walk is just a half mile through our tree-filled neighborhood, but he’s only 8 years old and I always worry. Something you s
Feb 1, 2023
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