“I think if you are a neurotypical, accept the difference in people among yourself. I see fighting, competition in your life instead of peace”. Our #selfadvocacy series featured Aadi. He is one of the co-authors of Talking Fingers.
Aadi’s
thoughts come straight from his heart, and a common thread that runs strong is self-acceptance.
Here are his thoughts on cognitive diversity
“Cognitive diversity I think need to be discussed more in
detail.i feel it should be included in school system,where they can accept the
children with different thinking and based on our dependent needs .I always
felt during my education they don't know about my writing and my knowledge in
academics how I follow their teaching.Teachers always try to underestimate my
knowledge,I won't be put in paper what I know,what I learned.I felt I can learn
better way if they change the methods
I can say include children with different kinds of learning
and different thinking ...”
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