From Exclusion to Belonging: Confronting Stigma Through Disability Education in Schools

• By: Tali Cohen Carrus, M.S.Ed Gateways: Access to Jewish Education
• July 11th, 2025
• autism acceptance, disability stigma, education, inclusive classrooms, neurodiversity, social model of disability, student empowerment, Summer 2025 Issue, teacher training
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Today’s classrooms are more neurodiverse than ever before. In the U.S., over 15% of public school students receive special education services (National Center for Education Statistics, 2024), and many more have diverse learning profiles that go unrecognized. Schools have made strides in...

Giving Girls a Chance: Educating Females with Autism

• By: Caitlin Sweetapple, EdD Shrub Oak International School
• April 1st, 2020
• awareness, brain, education, gender, girls, research, Spring 2020 Issue, teacher training, teachers
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While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is more prominent in males, females are also diagnosed at much lower rates (Autism Speaks, 2019). Females diagnosed with ASD require similar services in addition to diverse gender specific supports from their special education teachers and related service...

Building Capacity in Pre-service Teachers for Successful Collaboration with Parents of Children with ASDs and Related Disorders

• By: Vanessa Tucker, PhD, BCBA-D Pacific Lutheran University
• July 1st, 2016
• teacher training
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The experience of raising a child with a disability is, without a doubt, qualitatively and even quantitatively different from raising a typically developing child. Educators must develop a better understanding of the experiences of families in order to promote successful and long-lasting...