It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School [Hardcover]

This book?provides an accessible introduction to neurodiversity in educational settings, informed by research and real-world experience. Placing a focus on amplifying neurodivergent voices and having a direct impact on practice, this book is essential reading for practitioners at all stages of teacher education and professional development.

Rachael Davis is a lecturer in Psychology and Education at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. Informed by her experiences as a teaching assistant, Rachels current research prioritises neurodivergence voices to inform best practice in educational settings. She is a strong advocate of public engagement and community outreach; ensuring that research is accessible for everyone.

Claire ONeill is an experienced teacher and teacher-educator, working in the areas of inclusion, neurodiversity and wellbeing. She is also a writer and researcher and shared her participatory autism research at the It Takes All Kinds of Minds conference in 2023. Claires lived experience as a neurodivergent parent of two neurodivergent children informs both her professional work and research.

Sue Fletcher-Watson is a Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and was Co-Chair of the It Takes All Kinds of Minds conference in March 2023. Her recent research has focused on investigations of the double empathy problem in cross-neurotype interactions, and on the application of the neurodiversity paradigm to methods of school support. Sue uses co-production methods in all her work and is an advocate for neurodivergent leadership in research. She is also a parent of two neurodivergent children.

Editor Biographies

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Preface

Glossary

Introduction

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