Navigating Neurodiversity in Education

This chapter reflects on the speaker's personal struggles with neurodiversity, particularly within a traditional educational system that lacked accommodations for diverse learning styles. Through their story and the metaphor of a fish climbing a tree, they illustrate the historical misconceptions about neurodiverse students and highlight the harmful impact of labels on self-esteem. The conversation shifts towards understanding attention in learning, proposing that it's not about deficits but rather differing interests that inform students' engagement.