Neurodiverse teachers offer unique ‘superpowers’ but lack support in schools: autistic educator

Chelsea Channing

By Chelsea Channing
Published January 16, 2024

Roughly six months into every new job there would be a conversation that science teacher Thalia Rutherfurd had come to expect, and dread.

“There would always be a conversation of, ‘mmm, your social skills aren't very good’,” Rutherfurd says.

While educators often ...

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