What can teachers learn from the autistic brain?
Autism research suggests some autistic people have too many brain connections while others show too few. So which is it, and can this question be resolved by examining brain development over time?
How autism affects brain connectivity
This research re-examines how autism affects brain connectivity and suggests a developmental shift in any past conflicting results.
Reconceptualising Functional Brain Connectivity in Autism from a Developmental Perspective (
Being an SEN tutor, Godfather to a 39 year old diagnosed with Autism from a very early age and Grandfather to a 7 year old with Autism I do keep up with the latest research,
However, I do wonder if CPD in the Primary Sector for Classroom Teachers ever covers any SEN or if it is just down to the SENCO to read the latest research and then pass it onto Classroom Teachers.
It’s a good point. I wouldn’t know, but my experience suggests it’s the SENCO.