Videos

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about how discovering WETA’s LDOnLine while in college was a revelation for him.

High-quality early childhood education can help close gaps in achievement and opportunity.

Positive changes include listening to the voices of individuals on the spectrum and teaching skills with real, practical applications.

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about how society needs to move away from the moralization of atypical brains and bodies to a more science-based understanding of what drives people’s challenges.

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says that we should be asking “What’s the school’s problem?” or “What’s the work environment’s problem?” in a world where normal is good and right and difference is deficient.

Dr. Pedro Noguera discusses the role of the larger community in supporting their local schools.

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.

Dr. Pedro Noguera discusses the Broader, Bolder Approach initiative that he was part of, focused on addressing inequities in schooling.

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says that his basic message to kids who learn differently is “normal sucks.”