Jonathan Mooney
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829 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2021
last heard Dec 2024
Jonathan Mooney’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But the science.
Tells us otherwise now.
You know, the science tells us very clearly that while there's very real limitations to dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, autism, and everything in between, there's also very real strengths.
And the neurobiology, uh, the fMRIs of young folks with neurodiversity shows that very clearly.
That's not just my opinion, you know, that's not some mom's opinion.
That's that's the the emerging science.
So when we think about things through a diversity lens, it leads us to acting differently.
Opposed to fixing the kid, our work is to fix the context around the kid.
Because we have a system that is normalist, right?
It's all about trying to norm the square peg and ableist, one that uh privileges certain brains and bodies over others because of that idea.
that if you don't fit, something's wrong with you.
And so when we claim that diversity framework, it leads us down a powerful path of change for for ourselves, our kids, but ultimately for our system and for all.
made that shit up right now.
I like it.
That's kinda you know, the dyslexic, you're making up words all the time.
That's how that's how it works.
Mark Twain said, never trust somebody who can spell a word only one way.
So there we there we go.
No, it was essential.
for me to go to very difficult places in in our history, uh, the apex of that being
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