Posted @withrepost • @the_neurodivergent_teacher It’s long past time professionals stop the us
Posted @withrepost • @the_neurodivergent_teacher It’s long past time professionals stop the use of functioning labels to define the population we work with. Referring to your students as “high-functioning” and “low-functioning” is harmful. Period. Full stop. Cease and desist....Labeling a student “low-functioning” is to label a student as the sum of their deficits and ignore their skills and strengths. Saying a student is “high-functioning” dismisses their challenges and support needs. And neither label gives you any meaningful information about a student, their needs, or their strengths. So let’s all agree to stop using labels that do nothing but hurt our students and promote ableism, shall we?...#autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismTeacher #AutismClassroom #AutisticsSpeak #CelebrateNeurodiversity #SpecialEducation #SpecialEd #SpecialEdTeacher #SpecialEducationTeacher #SpecialEducationClassroom #SpecialEdClassroom #speducator #Teachers #TeacherOfInstagram #TeachersOfIg #TeachersForSocialJustice #TeachersForEquality #TeachersFollowTeachers #EndAbleism #ableism #DisabilityRights #DisabilityPridehttps://www.instagram.com/p/B03aMd9jymQwZdc7hnyIjVtFydU6PMMe-zX1dE0/?igshid=zx8o0346885n -- source link
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