Neurodiversity Celebration Week, March 13, 2023 - March 19, 2023, is designed to help build awareness and celebrate the strength of people who are neurodiverse, as well as challenge stereotypes and misconceptions.

• Discover titles and resources to use and share on these two lists:
  

  • Neurodiversity in Unexpected Places: A Picture Book Roundup
  • The (Neuro)Diverse Classroom Library

• Explore titles honored by the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, which authentically portray individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders.

• Think metaphorically, research people with dyslexia, or try other activities from these teaching ideas after watching the video book trailer for Fish in a Tree.

• Reflect on or write about how the things we consider to be different about ourselves can be great assets after watching this Meet-the-Author Recording with Hudson Talbott for A Walk in the Words.

• Think about differences using questions and prompts from this reader's guide for A Kind of Spark.

• Watch together the complete video reading for The Classroom Mystery: A Book about ADHD. Ask students how Izzy’s differences helped her solve the mystery and reflect together on why we shouldn’t assume that differences are negative.

• Show this complete video book reading for Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes Calm My Jitters Down about sensory differences. Then, learn about our 8 senses and try activities from this reading guide and activity book.

• Listen to this audio excerpt for Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum then use activities and questions from this lesson plan.

• Learn about the author’s experience to become a neurodiversity advocate in this audiobook excerpt for The Spectrum Girl's Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic. Encourage students to write a list of ways that they are awesome!

• Draw feelings using this template for Samantha Cotterill’s Can I Play Too? Print out these activity cards for even more ways to play and learn.