Tools

This webinar from DO-IT examines an online STEM summer camp that serves neurodiverse students and explores best practices for educators. These summer camps provide an introduction to neuroscience and neural engineering, neuroethics, and science communication. Past summer camps, summer camps during the pandemic, how educators can transition from...

In this webinar from DO-IT, Kathryn Holley and Patti Matestic explore how educators can support neurodiverse students in the classroom. Holley and Matestic highlight support strategies, how educators can set expectations, communication, and how educators can manage disruptions. Examples of neurodiversity, functioning labels, and competing needs in...

This webpage, made available by CAST, Inc., provides information on how educators can support executive functioning in online learning environments. Executive functioning is defined as "a term used to describe a set of cognitive capabilities that influence behaviors" that includes: setting appropriate goals planning and organizing developing...

In this webinar from DO-IT, Marisa Hackett and Sara Gardner Sanders explore pedagogical approaches for neurodivergent learners in STEM. Hackett and Sanders discuss the difference between identity first and people first language, the importance of avoiding euphemisms, what neurodiversity is, the models of disability, the ten principles of disability...

In this webinar from DO-IT, Ronda Jensen from Northern Arizona University highlights ways in which STEM faculty can support neurodiverse students. Jensen highlights the Discover Your Neurodiverse Advantage in STEM (DYNA STEM) grant; background research; guiding perspectives and assumptions; perspectives from neurodiverse students about their...

Stairway to STEM is an online resource for autistic students, their parents, and post-secondary STEM instructors. The goal of the project is to produce tools and events designed to build awareness of academic and employer-based STEM programs among autistic individuals. This resource also promotes existing evidence-based practices to an expanded...

This article, from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, describes commonly used accommodations and adaptations for autistic individuals in the workplace. The article is divided into the following sections: To address communication issues, To prepare for sensory sensitivities, To address behavioral concerns, To support organizational needs, To...