Today I am speaking with Sandy a Dyslexic and Irlen Syndrome social worker working with children and families. During our conversation, Sandy takes us through her school journey where her experiences were negative, stigmatising and negatively impacted her confidence. Sandy explains that these experiences have stayed with her, and she often has to pull herself out of seeing her neurodivergence through a deficit model because of these experiences. Sandy explains that she is working towards seeing her neurodivergence as a superpower. Sandy talks us through some of her superpowers (sorting information/problem solving etc) and the reasonable adjustments that support her in her practice.
If you are interested in learning more about neurodivergence in social work to either support yourself, support a colleague, or to help you create a neuro-inclusive environment for a team, check out our website: https://ndsocialworker.wixsite.com/ndsw
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