Therapist Neurodiversity Collective

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Not allowed to say “I can’t”

Picture of young student with brown hair, head in hands, sitting at desk.

“The kids in my class aren’t allowed to say I can’t.” I’m in an IEP meeting for young neurodivergent student who’s struggling in class. The committee is talking about all the reasons why this student should not be struggling because their standardized cognitive and language scores show they have the ability to learn and do the work.