This short course is the first of its kind. It connects some very important dots about the role that systems of oppression play in the personal development of Neurodivergent People.
This course is a complete conversation about the relationship between colonization, White supremacy and what we call neurodivergency (ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities, Bipolar Disorder, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and others). While these titles represent diagnosable conditions, they are also social-political labels about what kinds of workers people are. Will it be easy or difficult to extract labor from people whose are labeled in these ways?
This learning experience includes one-to-one guidance from Dr. Kimberly Douglass, a pioneer in the work that combines neurodivergency and decolonization.
This course is for people who want to challenge systems of oppression, starting with their own beliefs. This course invites you to challenge your basic understanding of what it means to be productive in our society and to examine how that understanding affects the way you think about neurodivergency.
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This course is for anyone who identifies as a Neurodivergent Person or anyone who supports Neurodivergent People: clergy, healthcare professionals, social workers, law enforcement, government officials and others.
Learning Outcomes (you will be able to: )
- identify core assumptions of colonized thinking
- recognize your own resistance to real connection with Neurodivergent People
- listen to and validate lived experiences of Neurodivergent people
- review and remove policies, practices and programs driven by colonized thinking
- consider replacement policies, practices and programs informed by decolonizing beliefs and ideas
This short (but intense) course includes
- 3 self-paced sessions (short videos)
- Week 1 lesson self-paced learning
- Week 2 lesson self-paced learning
- Week 3 lesson self-paced learning
- 1 real-time group or one-to-one session with Dr Kimberly Douglass
- Week 4 session Real-time Session (will be scheduled)
- Discussion threads
- Access to ask Dr Douglass questions as you do the self-paced work
Workload
- The textbook includes a list of references to consider during the course and in the future. The textbook is the framework for your decolonizing neurodivergence strategic plan.
- All required reading is from the textbook.
- Most of the activity will be hands-on learning: short exercises to engage you in the conversation about decolonizing neurodivergence.
- For best results, enter the course with a particular policy, program, practice, media, etc. in mind. You will use this item as a filter for the knowledge and skills you gain through this course.
- This course considers the various learning needs of Neurodivergent People.
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If you have questions, you can ask them here: [email protected].
*Recordings will be available up to 3 months after enrollment.