Busting myths and misconceptions around neurodiversity
Examining the myths and misconceptions that exist around neurodivergent people, and the strengths that they bring into practice.
Deb Solomon (Chair of the BASW Neurodivergent Social Workers Special Interest Group) highlights the myths and misconceptions that exist around neurodivergent people, and the strengths that they bring into practice.
Talking points
This video looks at:
- Myths and misconceptions.
- The strengths that neurodivergent people bring to social care.
Length: 5 minutes
Reflective questions
Consider examples from your own organisations and practice:
- How can you challenge any myths and misconceptions around neurodivergence that are held within your team and your organisation?
- How can you and your colleagues develop a strengths-based view of neurodivergence?
Resources mentioned in this video
- Boyd, L (2023) Conceptualizing Celebratory Technologies for Neurodiversity to Reduce Social Stigma. In Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 68, 1–4. DOI:10.1145/3597638.3614478
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Organisational context | Developing excellent practitioners | Creating a context for excellent practice | Organisational context | Developing confident and capable social workers
CQC - Well-led
PCF - Diversity and equality
RCOT - Support development
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