[corrections_edu_faculty] Fw: [STEMed] STEM Ed Readings and Resources This Week 9/29

[Andy Duckworth]

Good Morning Everyone!

For those that were unable to attend the UDL webinar on 9/12 the recording has been posted. See message below for the recording as well as other resources.

If you have any questions, please let me know.


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From: STEMed <stemed-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Eric W Trekell
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2023 3:16 PM
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Hello colleagues,



This week, something a little different again. First, I'm pleased to share the video link for our Sept. 12th Day 1-Week 1 ULD workshop; but then, rather than links to several different resources, let's talk about a research project, from 2019, on Autism and communication; we assume communication problems between ND people and neurotypical people are because of communication deficits or deficiencies in NDs. Research is starting to suggest that, in reality, we're really just speaking different languages.



Read on to learn more!



First our workshop from Sept 12:

The Day 1-Week1 Approach: UDL From the Start<https://youtu.be/dmsiA0GMBt8?feature=shared>.

Description: In this webinar, we'll discuss using principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to make the most of Day 1 and Week 1 of the term. The start of the new academic term is a crucial time for instructors to set a welcoming and inclusive foundation for a classroom full of students with different learning backgrounds, needs and experiences.

Presenter: Mary-Colleen Jenkins.

While this workshop was designed for a "first steps" approach to introducing UDL into classrooms, there are still takeaways that can be incorporated as the academic term progresses. Or, start planning now to introduce some of the suggestions during the first week of the winter quarter classes.



Second, Autism and Communication:

Efficiency during information transfer between autistic and neurotypical people<http://dart.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/catherine-insar-poster-2019-2.pdf> (PDF)

This one's a little different; to start, before you hit the link, be aware that it's a PDF of a poster, so if you look at it, you'll need the enlarge button.

This poster presents a research project out of the University of Edinburgh studying cross-communication between autistic and neurotypical people, compared to same-type communication; that is, communication between autistic to autistic individuals and between neurotypical to neurotypical individuals. Through conversations and social exercises, the researchers identified the following regarding autistic social communication.

  *   Autistic people share information with other autistic people as effectively as non-autistic people share information with other non-autistic people.
  *   Information sharing can break down when pairs are from different neurotypes — when there is an autistic and a non-autistic person.
  *   Autistic people have higher rapport with other autistic people, and non-autistic people have higher rapport with non-autistic people.
  *   External observers can detect the lack of rapport apparent in mixed interactions (interactions between autistic and non-autistic pairs).

What makes this notable? The clinical definition of autism focuses on communication deficits and social challenges. This work suggests that autistic individuals are actually proficient at communicating and socializing with other autistic people.



This highlights what Dr. Damian Milton has termed "The Double Empathy Problem<https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/double-empathy>". As he states it:

"Simply put, the theory of the double empathy problem suggests that when people with very different experiences of the world interact with one another, they will struggle to empathize with each other.”



Thinking about what that means if you're a neurotypical instructor or advisor, or counselor, or staff in any campus office or department, working with neurodivergent students: neurotypical and neurodivergent people experience many misunderstandings and because of the way Autism and other ND conditions have been defined in the past, both groups assume that these miscommunications and misunderstandings happen because of a deficit in neurodivergent people.

In reality, we're nearly literally just speaking different languages.





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Eric W. Trekell, MS

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