Neurodiversity resources
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Resources and advice tertiary education organisations (TEOs) can use to help support neurodiverse learners.
Resources and advice tertiary education organisations (TEOs) can use to help support neurodiverse learners.
Giving effect to the Tertiary Education Strategy (TES)
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) wants to ensure TEOs avoid discrimination against neurodiverse people, and neurodivergent learners experience better outcomes throughout their education journey. Improving outcomes for under-represented groups like neurodivergent learners will help TEOs give effect to the TES – specifically Priority 1: Achievement and Priority 3: Access and Participation.
Understanding your learners
Fundamental to the Ōritetanga learner success approach is TEOs understanding all their learners and their needs and aspirations. The TEC’s neurodiversity work aims to:
- better understand the impacts of neurodiversity on learners in the tertiary system (challenges, barriers and benefits)
- provide support and advice to TEOs around how to support neurodiverse learners
- advise employers in the vocational education sector on how to support neurodivergent learners in work-based learning.
Resources and advice for supporting neurodiverse learners
Developmental dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder (DCD) resources