Tag Archives: educators

Cultivating Advocacy: Understanding Neurodiversity and Strength-based Perspectives for Educators

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

On October 25 I will be presenting at the BCTELA (British Columbia Teachers of English Language Arts) Provincial Conference. This is a fabulous opportunity to share with educators the voices and perspectives of Autistic people – via the documentary ‘Vectors … Continue reading →

Posted in ableism, advocate, Autism, BC Teachers Federation, BCTF, Dear Teacher: A letter from H, Documentary, Laura Nagle, Neurodiversity, perspective of others, privilege, promote social understanding, Public Education, self-advocacy, Vectors of Autism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Autism and Empathy… Guest Post

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Leah Kelley, Ed.D.

Tonight I spent the evening giving an autism presentation to a group of  SFU graduate students (who also happen to be K-12 educators). It was titled Thinking about Perspectives: Developing Perspective Taking and Social Understanding… and the fact that there … Continue reading →

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