Meryl Alper
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first heard Jan 2024
last heard Jan 2024
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I was not able to do that in a lot of cases.
Some cases kids who had access to
who were non-speaking, for example, who had the ability to communicate through AAC or uh augmented and alternative communication technologies, or through like spelling or through typing, able to interview them.
A lot of kids who just frankly have been this is what I talked about in my last book, just failed by
insurance, healthcare, education, and not having the communication tools that they need to be able to do something like an interview with me.
So in those cases, more observation leaning.
So what I found, I think a big takeaway is that yes, there are these differences absolutely between neurodivergent and neurotypical kids.
But those differences are not just because of neurodivergence.
It's not just because of autism.
It's not just because of ADHD.
I spent time with the families of over 60 kids.
There's a good portion of those that were siblings, and I talk about that in the book.
It wasn't just because one group is neurotypical and one group isn't.
The backgrounds of kids on the spectrum, you know, race, ethnicity, gender, class, culture, religion, immigration status, all of these, and we could say the same of neurotypical kids, shape their experiences as neurodivergent media users.
So the questions of can their parents afford the internet?
And if not, what other choices are they making?
What devices are they using?
What kinds of physical space do they have at home?
Home to move around in.
So talking about dysregulation and media use, you know, is this a cramped apartment where
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