Making sure all our students know they belong here

All about the connection our students have with each other at Starfish Social Club! We are talking about what makes the experience here so unique, some of the authentic conversations we have had with students around autism and uniqueness, and why we do not intentionally separate our students by age or by "ability".

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So we had a conversation about how the two of them are different. They don't have the same ability. And he said, "Well, she's just, like, ADHD or something, right? And I said, "No, she's autistic just like you are." And there was this loooong moment of silence. And it was so interesting. I could literally see, as they say, the wheels turning. And then he said, "You know, my whole life, adults have taught me to get along with all the normal kids. But no one has ever taught me to get along with other kids like me."

You can listen to the podcast episode HERE.

You can watch the YouTube video HERE.