The Funny and Loving Story of a Mother's Fight for Her Neurodiverse Son's Right to Learn Differently

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says his 4’11” mother who swore like a truck driver and sounded like Minnie Mouse was always in his corner advocating for him, believing in him, fighting for him, and celebrating him. She’d tell educators, “If my son doesn’t learn the way he’s taught, well, teach the way he learns.”

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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, Dyslexia, Parent Engagement
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