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Doing their own research, sharing family stories, and extensive testing allowed the Giardinas to understand Michael’s disabilities and learn how to help him learn and grow.

Henry Winkler never thought he would have a future making a living with words.

Reading disabilities are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Mooney knows that encouragement and validation can be incredibly healing for a kid with learning differences.

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says that his basic message to kids who learn differently is “normal sucks.”

Beth Poss explains the benefits of UDL for diverse groups of students.

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about how society needs to move away from the moralization of atypical brains and bodies to a more science-based understanding of what drives people’s challenges.

With more than 22 years as a writer and neurodiversity advocate under his belt, Jonathan Mooney talks about the core values of his work, from reframing “the problem”—not the person with learning differences; rather the way the differences are treated—to the shift from remediation to universal design with accommodations for all learners.

Technology tools for writing increase engagement and accessibility. 

Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about being treated like the “stupid, crazy, lazy” kid because of his dyslexia and ADHD and how a more equitable and inclusive education system — and world — would be a game changer in the short and long term for kids with learning differences.