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"At a press conference last week, paralympian Dylan Alcott recalled the pain of
being a child with a disability.
“I had no friends when I was five,” the Australian of the Year told reporters.
“I even got goosebumps saying that.”
He said one of the positives about the National Disability Insurance Scheme
(NDIS) was that it had helped today’s young kids develop almost twice as many
friendships. But how?
School is a crucial place to think about friendships for kids with disabilities
because, as research confirms, it’s a space where all kids learn to make and
maintain friendships. Some studies imply that schooling plays an even more
important social role for students with a disability than for typically
developing kids – with non-disabled students modelling appropriate behaviours.
Friendships matter for kids with a disability – without them, kids will not
flourish in school, feel lonely and be isolated. So how can we help some of our
most vulnerable students make and maintain them?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
