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Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity

‘Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one "right" way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits.’

At Carnarvon, we acknowledge and celebrate the many variations in the way our children make sense of the world and believe that those variations make for a richer world.

Below are resources that give more information about neurodiversity. We also have specific information for children on our website. This can be found here.

Neurodiversity

An animation explaining neurodiversity.

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What is Neurodiversity (The DERS Guide)

Don't Expect Rocket Science - just a simple explanation of what Neurodiversity is, for anyone of any age.

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What is neurodiversity?

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This video is an introduction to what neurodiversity is. The term 'neurodiversity' refers to the naturally occurring variation in the way our minds work. Although the term also includes neurotypical thinkers, it is commonly associated with a range of conditions or neuro differences, such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyspraxia, Tourette's syndrome, dyscalculia, and others.
  • Inside Our Autistic Minds Episode 1 Since sharing his own autism diagnosis with the world, naturalist and presenter Chris Packham has been flooded with letters and emails from other autistic people, frustrated that their friends, families and co-workers don't understand them. And in this series, Chris wants to bridge the gap. By teaming up with top film-makers, graphic designers, animators and musicians, Chris helps a group of autistic people create short films to reveal to their family and friends how they're truly feeling inside – what's really going on in their autistic minds. He helps an autistic comedian reveal to her mum what's really going on inside her head, gives a non-speaking autistic man the chance to take his message to the world and visits the only state school in the country exclusively for autistic girls.
  • Inside Our Autistic Minds Episode 2 Chris meets Anton, a teaching assistant and trance DJ with a deep love of Middlesbrough FC, and Ethan, a 19-year-old student and aspiring rapper from Essex. He helps them make films to reveal to their friends and classmates how Anton feels about change and Ethan about hypersensitivity to noise. Chris also meets Dr Luke Beardon, an expert in autistic hypersensitivity, and Dr Punit Shah, who helps him to understand both Anton's restrictive and repetitive behaviours and Chris's own need for order in his life.
  • Inside Our ADHD Minds One in seven people have brains that work differently, and more people are being diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia and autism than ever before. But neurodivergent people are more likely to experience depression, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts. Chris Packham believes this is a hidden crisis and wants to help neurodivergent people explain what's going on inside their minds. And he's starting with ADHD. It's thought that one in 20 people has ADHD, but Chris still feels that the condition remains misunderstood. He meets two people frustrated that the people in their lives don't fully understand what having ADHD means to them. Teaming up with top filmmakers, animators and graphic designers, they create evocative short films which explain to family and friends how they're truly feeling inside - and what's really going on inside their ADHD minds.
  • Inside Our Dyslexic Minds It's thought that as many as one in ten people in the UK are dyslexic, making it the most diagnosed type of neurodivergence. But despite this, Chris feels that dyslexia is frequently ignored and often misunderstood. He meets two dyslexic people frustrated that the people in their lives don't fully understand them. Teaming up with top filmmakers, animators and graphic designers, they create evocative short films which explain to family and friends how they're truly feeling inside - and what's really going on inside their dyslexic minds. A school counsellor explains to her brothers how being dyslexic impacts her life, and a builder from south Wales becomes the star of his very own musical.

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