Neurodiverse Students, Syllabi, and Classroom Culture

Dr. Robin Roscingo earned her Ph.D. in Education Theory, Organization and Policy at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education in 2023. Robin’s work focuses on the history of autism treatment. She utilizes a critical disability study lens to raise questions about ableist logics that often permeate autism intervention. As a seasoned special educator and parent advocate, she brings a nuanced, practice-driven approach to her scholarship. In this session, Dr. Roscigno shares her expertise on how to write syllabi that foreground equity and access for neurodiverse students. Participants were asked to consider bringing syllabi in progress and other materials to be better prepared for their upcoming classes to work together to build and maintain inclusive classroom communities with neurodiverse student needs in mind.