Ep.17 Part 1 Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) - Dr Alyssa M Alcorn

This week we are joined by Dr Alyssa M Alcorn; Alyssa talks to us about the Learning About Neurodiversity at School (LEANS) project. The LEANS participatory research project developed and evaluated a free curriculum for mainstream primary schools. LEANS introduces neurodiversity concepts to pupils aged 8-11 years and explores how this type of diversity impacts our experiences at school.

Note: Dr Alyssa M Alcorn is now a lecturer at the School of Psychological Science at the University of Bristol. Alyssa’s work with the LEANS project was conducted whilst she was the Research and Impact Lead and visiting researcher at the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh.

To access further information on LEANS and download the free resource pack, follow: https://salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/leans

Alyssa published a study exploring the impact of LEANS in school and this can be found here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27546330241272186

Find Alyssa’s social media on @a_m_alcorn0131 and the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre @SMRCResearch and #LEANSproject

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