Neurodiversity and Human Potential - Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D. Executive Director, Center for Gifted Education William & Mary - Fiji Principals ...

Neurodiversity and
Human Potential
Tracy L. Cross, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Gifted Education
William & Mary
Embracing Diverse Learners Conference, Singapore June 2021 Template by www.slidescarnival.com

Gifted students are the most heterogeneous
group of people to study because they can vary
the most on the most number of variables.

What are some meaningful ways that people
vary?
 First comes context.

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Introduction of Special Education
From Mental Retardation to LD, ADD/ADHD, and
Other physical impairments.

∙ “
 Neurodiversity

∙ Neurodiversity is the range of differences in individual brain
 function and behavioral traits, regarded as part of normal
 variation in the human population (used especially in the context
 of autistic spectrum disorders).

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“
∙ Research is forever uncovering and
describing myriad ways in which humans
 vary that have important ramifications
 for the development of their potential.

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∙
 “
 Neurodiversity represents all the possible
 permutations of brain function. Those
 differences can originate from inside or
 outside the person, from genetics, illness,
 or regular developmental patterns.

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∙ “
 What does neurodiversity teach us?

 ∙ 1. No two brains are the same

 ∙ 2. Our brains continue to change
 throughout our lives

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From:
➢ Groups to Individuals

➢ Binet-Simon to
 Stanford-Binet to
 Talent Development

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From:

➢ ILP to Differentiated
 Instruction to Black Box

➢ Legislators to Brain Research

➢ Adequate to Maximizing
 Potential

➢ Neurotypical to Neurodiverse
 to People/Students

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Autism Spectrum Disorder Learning Disability Dyslexia Attention Deficit Disorder

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ripe lemons. In the spectrum of the deep sea. It is located of this it has historically been
visible light, yellow is found between violet and green on the associated with sacrifice, danger
between green and orange. optical spectrum. and courage.

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Is the color of gold, butter and Is the colour of the clear sky and Is the color of blood, and because
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visible light, yellow is found between violet and green on the associated with sacrifice, danger
between green and orange. optical spectrum. and courage.

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