"Redrawing the Lines: Neurodiversity: A Compass for the Changing World" Jonathan Mooney Speaker, Author, Education Activist, Learning Disabilities Advocate Author of “Learning Outside the Lines” and “The Short Bus, a Journey Beyond Normal”, Co-Founder of Eye to Eye, mentoring program for students with learning differences. Lab Gala Awardee 2009 San Francisco, CA
These children are now being referred to as school refusers a perhaps crude term for kids in emotional stress who can't face being in the classroom it's honestly like a zoo like that's how crazy it is and I just couldn't cope I got bullied every day and my old school make me feel like I was locked up in a cage it's become such a big issue that a parliamentary inquiries underway
the game of Simon Says you know how it goes when Simon Says do an action you do an action but you're only supposed to do an action if Simon Says ready Simon Says raise your right hand Simon Says put your right hand down Simon Says raise your left hand but you left hand down Oh y'all look good okay Simon Says put your left hand down now crush artists no Simon didn't say cross your arms you need to make sure you're listening okay
That's the fifth alarm now, it's time to get up. Hey Jake, are you alright? Shirt's been washed in that horrible stuff again and feel so uncomfortable. It's all I can smell. I couldn't eat breakfast this morning and I arrived late but at least I'm here right? Nope. Mr so and so is there with his usual welcome. Oi you're late again! That's three times this week. You're in detention! Why is my brain just so dumb? Why can't I just do what other people can? Why do I even bother?
