Neurodiversity: International Perspectives on Theory, Policy, and Practice

This innovative series aims to provide an accessible understanding of important topics in the neurodiversity field from a range of theory, policy and practice perspectives. It presents a comprehensive overview of current research relating to neurodiversity and outlines gold-standard approaches to optimise outcomes, in addition to providing a roadmap for further research and practical implementation. The scholarly work in this field is diverse but there has been a lack of cohesion in terms of the main topics and international convergence and divergence to date. This series aims to bridge that gap, bringing together scholars and practitioners as both editors and authors with the objective of creating a dialogue between these often-siloed groups for shared and comparative learnings across jurisdictions. The books in this series are to exchange knowledge, conduct comparative analysis, facilitate evidence-based teaching, and promote and support best practice. As a relatively new and still fluid concept, neurodiversity promises changes that it engenders to transform education, health care, research, personal relationships, and the workplace. Each book in the series will zero in on an area of society that is changing most dramatically to provide a solid grounding in the history, theory, and practice of honouring neurodiversity in one’s career and life in this rapidly changing landscape. The series will also make sure to include lived experience of neurodiversity in each book – achieved either from the direct writings of neurodivergents or the inclusion of the neurodivergent perspectives through contributions, review, or inclusion in research studies. Incorporating both academic and practical content from international perspectives, this series offers an informative and accessible information resource for scholars, policy makers and practitioners in relation to teaching, research, policy development and best practice learnings.