Celebrating the Reality of Human Difference Instead of Myth of Human Sameness

People with learning differences like dyslexia or ADHD hear multiple times a day versions of the question, “What’s your problem?” Instead, says Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney, we should be asking “What’s the school’s problem?” or “What’s the work environment’s problem?” in a world where normal is good and right and difference is deficient.

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Jonathan Mooney

Jonathan Mooney is an award-winning writer, entrepreneur, and activist with dyslexia, who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. Jonathan has spent his professional career as a social entrepreneur developing organizations, programs, and initiatives to improve the lives of marginalized groups. In 1997, as an undergraduate at Brown University, Jonathan co-founded Project Eye-To-Eye, a non-profit advocacy organization for students with learning differences that works with more than 10,000 parents, educators, and students.

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Advocacy, Curriculum and Instruction, Inclusion, Learning Disabilities
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