Kerry Murphy

Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices in Early Childhood

An Empowering Guide to Diverse Development and Play

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Produktbeschreibung

It is not uncommon to hear the myths that young children develop in the same way, or that play does not come naturally to disabled or neurodivergent children. This essential guide challenges these myths and empowers early years educators to adopt neurodiversity-affirming practices which support all children.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032346526
• ISBN-10: 1032346523
• Artikelnr.: 71953649

Autorenporträt

Kerry Murphy is an autistic and ADHD early years specialist in neurodiversity, SEN and disability. She adopts a neurodiversity affirming framework and is currently a lecturer in early education and SEN. She has worked for a range of local authorities, early years settings and schools offering training, consultancy and support. She has also written and worked with several early years organisations including Anna Freud, Nursery World, Early Education and Thrive.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Put it into Practice: The Principles of Neurodiversity-affirming Practice
in Early Childhood
Chapter One: Introducing neurodiversity in the context of early childhood
Chapter Two: The role of ableism in early childhood
Put it into Practice: Ableism Audit
Chapter Three: The Myth of Universal Child Development
Chapter Four: The role of self-directed play in neurodiversity-affirming
practice
Put it into Practice: Environmental Foundations
Chapter Five: Play-full, Rest-full and Stress-less Environments
Chapter Six: Affirming curriculum, documentation and goal setting
Put it into Practice: Neurodiversity Affirming Documentation
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