How can I support my neurodiverse / special needs child this school year (2022-2023)?
How can I support my neurodiverse / special needs child this school year (2022-2023)? 8/23/22 By Dana K (experienced educator and reading tutor) In 2022, I tutored a neurodiverse student with language arts and helped her with daily classroom tasks. Besides chunking material, I had to investigate how she learned, determine her interests so she would warm up to me, and give her brain breaks. I realized that the student was a visual and a kinesthetic learner. I dug deeper and found out she enjoyed basketball and needed physical activity during brain breaks to relieve stress from learning new concepts. Neurodiverse children are intelligent and creative individuals, but they need assistance working out their learning and attention issues. Some have difficulties with ADHD (trouble focusing), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other learning disabilities. Determining how to help is not a “one-size-fits-all” approach. This article provides tips for parents/caregivers to help