Neurodiverse Learners Should Be Valued Not Despite Their Differences, But Because of Them

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about how we, as society, need to integrate neurodiversity into our broader conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion. People who learn differently are just as valuable to the world as their “normal” counterparts and should be valued and celebrated not despite their neurodiversity but because of it.

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Jonathan Mooney

Jonathan Mooney is an award-winning writer, entrepreneur, and activist with dyslexia, who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. Jonathan has spent his professional career as a social entrepreneur developing organizations, programs, and initiatives to improve the lives of marginalized groups. In 1997, as an undergraduate at Brown University, Jonathan co-founded Project Eye-To-Eye, a non-profit advocacy organization for students with learning differences that works with more than 10,000 parents, educators, and students.

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