Dr. Gabrieli hopes that by approaching dyslexia in an objective and scientific manner, dyslexia will lose its stigma and be seen simply as another element of human diversity.
Throughout history, the word and social construct of “normal” has perpetuated the marginalization of whole swaths of human beings including black and brown people, indigenous populations, people who identify as LGBTQ+, and people with atypical brains and bodies.
Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about being treated like the “stupid, crazy, lazy” kid because of his dyslexia and ADHD and how a more equitable and inclusive education system — and world — would be a game changer in the short and long term for kids with learning differences.
Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says the words “disability” and “disorder” in diagnoses like learning disability and ADHD pathologize differences.
