Neurodiversity & Differing Abilities

All of us have a spectrum of differing developmental abilities that come with challenges, strengths and learning opportunities. Some of our children who have touched the child welfare system might experience neurodiverse needs that require extra education, adaptation, nurturing or accommodation on the parts of all the adults who advocate for them. Together, we can do it! Please reference our ADHD/ADD, Autism, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Mindfulness, Regulation & Resilience, Neurofeedback, and Sensory Supports pages for more resources.

"Neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general. Who can say what form of wiring will be best at any given moment?" ~Harvey Blume, The Atlantic

Advocacy

Assessment

Education & Training

Recommended Books & Articles

We have many materials on a range of specific needs in ORPARC's library including ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Developmental Differences, and Neurodivergence, and in our DIGITAL library including the following information packets:

Articles

Culturally specific

Videos & Podcasts

Featured favorites!

Differently Wired by Deborah Reber

Sensory Needs by ORPARC Staff


A Kids Books About Neurodiversity by Laura Petix


Declarative Language Handbook by Linda K. Murphy

The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz


Different, Not Less by Chloe Hayden


Neurotribes by Steve Silberman


Some Brains: A Book Celebrating Neurodiversity by Nelly Thomas


Brain First Parenting by Eileen Devine (also available digital)


The Resilient Parent by Mantu Joshi


Celebrate Our Differences by Steve Herman


Neurodiversity in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong