How to introduce neurodiversity and sensory tools to a general ed classroom

It’s one thing to be able to identify the best supports, tools and accommodations for your neurodivergent child, but I find that implementing it successfully in the classroom isn’t always easy. One of the things I recommend parents or teachers to do is to spend some time introducing the entire classroom to sensory tools, what they are, who they’re for, and how they help. The idea is to normalize neurodiversity early on, so that when sensory tools or fidgets are being used by an ND student in the classroom, it’s less of a disruption, there’s less stigma and more overall acceptance and awareness that different brains are beautiful!  Other related podcast episodes:  https://theotbutterfly.com/episode10/sws-podcast/ https://theotbutterfly.com/whole-body-listening/sws-podcast/ https://theotbutterfly.com/neurodiversity-talk-with-child/sws-podcast/ https://theotbutterfly.com/gifted/sws-podcast/  Sensory Detectives BootCamp Free detecting dysregulation training Episode transcript: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/podcast The OT Butterfly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theotbutterfly Work with Laura: https://www.theotbutterfly.com/parentconsult Buy "A kids book about neurodiversity" : www.theotbutterfly.com/book