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Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2021

Neurodiversity Celebration Week recognizes that all people have unique brains that work in different ways. It celebrates the strengths and talents of those who are neurodivergent, such as those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other conditions. The goal is to promote acceptance of neurodiversity and discourage bullying of those who learn or think differently. Over 1,100 schools and 700,000 students worldwide now participate in Neurodiversity Celebration Week each year.

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2021

Neurodiversity Celebration Week recognizes that all people have unique brains that work in different ways. It celebrates the strengths and talents of those who are neurodivergent, such as those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other conditions. The goal is to promote acceptance of neurodiversity and discourage bullying of those who learn or think differently. Over 1,100 schools and 700,000 students worldwide now participate in Neurodiversity Celebration Week each year.

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Celebrating our unique

strengths and differences.

MARCH 2021
What is Neurodiversity?

• Have you noticed that everyone


thinks, learns and processes
information differently?

• Neurodiversity is based on
the idea that everyone has a Neurodiversity is
about recognizing
differently-wired brain and that everyone’s
their own unique way of brain works
thinking and experiencing the differently.

world.
Respecting Differences

• Neurodiversity is about
recognizing and respecting that
we don’t all learn the same way.
• Differences in the way our brains
are wired means that
you may struggle to do things
that others find easy. We each have our
own strengths and
• You may also find things easy
challenges.
that other people struggle with.
Do These Differences Have a Name?

• Some of the different ways of


thinking, learning, interacting I have
and perceiving the world have ADHD,
which can
been given labels, such as: make it
hard to
 ADHD focus.

 autism

 dyslexia
 dyspraxia

 Tourette Syndrome
ADHD

• About 4% of the population have ADHD.

• ADHD affects a person's ability to focus. It can cause


inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

• People with ADHD can be some of the most creative


members on a team, bringing energy and new approaches
to their projects.

• Several studies have shown that adults with ADHD tend to


be out-of-the-box thinkers and calm under pressure.
Autism

• About 2% of the population is autistic.


• Autism affects how a person perceives the world and
interacts and socialises with others, making it difficult for
them to pick up social cues and interpret them.
• Autistic people are very sensitive to lights, noise, touch and
smells, which can sometimes cause them distress.
• People on the autistic spectrum are highly logical and good
at absorbing and remembering facts, attention to detail, and
recognizing patterns.
Dyslexia

• About 10% of the population are dyslexic.


• Dyslexia is a language processing difficulty that can cause
problems with reading, writing and spelling.
• It can cause difficulties with processing information
quickly, organisation, sequencing, spoken language and
motor skills.
• Dyslexic people can be very good at creative thinking,
problem solving and verbal communication.
• About 35% of entrepreneurs (business owners) are
dyslexic.
Dyspraxia
• About 6% of the population are dypraxic.
• Dyspraxia affects your physical coordination.
• Dyspraxic individuals are seen as extremely clumsy
because they often trip, accidentally bump into people and
things, and drop things.
• Dyspraxia can affect your fine motor skill, such as your
handwriting, ability to tie your shoes and doing up
buttons.
• It can also affect your gross motor skills, such as being
able to catch and kick a ball, run and ride a bicycle.
Dyspraxia (cont.)

• Dyspraxia can also affect your It’s really


ability to organise yourself. upsetting when
people laugh at me
• Many dyspraxic children dislike because I can’t
catch a ball and I
PE class and sports, because their struggle with sports.
clumsiness sometimes causes
others to laugh and make fun of
them.
• Dyspraxic people are creative,
determined and really good at
developing their own strategies
to overcome difficulties.
Tourette Syndrome (TS)
• About 1% of the population have Tourette Syndrome.
• Tourette Syndrome (TS) causes sudden, uncontrolled,
repetitive muscle movements and sounds called “tics.”
• Stressful situations can make the tics more frequent,
longer and more severe.
• Students with TS are frequently bullied at school.
• People with TS are faster at assembling sounds into words
(phonology) and are often high-achieving, creative and
empathetic (understand and caring).
Winner of 2020 Neurodiversity Celebration Week Art Competition
What is Neurodiversity
Celebration Week About?

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week is about celebrating the


strengths and talents of people who are autistic and people
with learning differences.

• Sadly, these students are often teased and bullied for their
difference.

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week is one way of reminding


everyone of the importance of being kind, tolerant and
accepting of everyone, especially classmates who are
autistic or have ADHD.
Recognizing Determination

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week is also about recognizing


hard work, resilience and determination.
• The school environment is not the ideal place for special
educational needs (SEN) students to use and showcase their
unique strengths and talents.
• Schools mostly focus on skills SEN students find difficult
and may not naturally excel at, such as reading, writing and
spelling.
• Doing badly in school can be very frustrating and
discouraging, because SEN students often work REALLY,
REALLY hard to compensate for their challenges.
Recognizing and Celebrating
Strengths and Talents

• Neurodiversity Celebration Week serves as a reminder that


no matter what our differences and challenges, everyone
also has their own strengths and talents.

• Many people who have ADHD, autism, dyslexia,


dyspraxia or Tourette Syndrome and struggled in school,
are now very successful.

• Many attribute their success to their unique way of


thinking and perceiving the world around them.
There are currently

Over 1,100 schools

Over 700,000 students

taking part worldwide


What Can You Do To Help?

• Don’t tease or make fun of


anyone in your class who is
different or who is finding
something difficult.
• Instead, be kind, understanding
and encouraging.
Make someone’s
• Never forget that you have the
day by being
power to make a positive
understanding and
difference to someone who may
be having a difficult time. kind.

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