Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
5-8-2024 11:00 AM
End Date
5-8-2024 1:00 PM
Subjects
Neuroscience Education Institute, Affective neuroscience, Neurosciences & cognition
Advisor
Bill Griesar
Student Level
Undergraduate
Other
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Social Science and Psychology
Abstract
Sociological and environmental factors such as economic disparity and cultural marginalization hinder access to educational and medical resources and must be taken into account to ensure accurate diagnoses, effective self-regulation and mental health management for neurodiverse individuals, and offset disparities in access to healthcare and education. Arbitrary attachment of stigma to traits commonly associated with neurodivergence perpetuate neuro-myths1 that have dire consequences when internalized, informing individuals’ development and sense of self. Neuroscience outreach done by NW Noggin is an active model for engaging communities with limited resources and a greater need for services to offset economic disparity. Integrated arts programming like those employed by NW Noggin help bridge the gap in resources within marginalized communities, affording participants and educators the opportunity to better understand the mind and body by asking specific questions that they want to know. Through volunteer work and undergraduate thesis research, further inquiries are actively being pursued, via surveys, interviews, and fostering ongoing conversations with educators and students with a goal of determining the efficacy of neuroscience based educational interventions in mental health management. Neuroscience educational interventions dispel misinformation, enabling neurodiverse individuals, their practitioners, educators, social workers and family members to understand and better navigate neurodiversity.
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Neuroscience Educational Interventions For Mental Health Management Within The Neurodiverse Population: A Working Model
Sociological and environmental factors such as economic disparity and cultural marginalization hinder access to educational and medical resources and must be taken into account to ensure accurate diagnoses, effective self-regulation and mental health management for neurodiverse individuals, and offset disparities in access to healthcare and education. Arbitrary attachment of stigma to traits commonly associated with neurodivergence perpetuate neuro-myths1 that have dire consequences when internalized, informing individuals’ development and sense of self. Neuroscience outreach done by NW Noggin is an active model for engaging communities with limited resources and a greater need for services to offset economic disparity. Integrated arts programming like those employed by NW Noggin help bridge the gap in resources within marginalized communities, affording participants and educators the opportunity to better understand the mind and body by asking specific questions that they want to know. Through volunteer work and undergraduate thesis research, further inquiries are actively being pursued, via surveys, interviews, and fostering ongoing conversations with educators and students with a goal of determining the efficacy of neuroscience based educational interventions in mental health management. Neuroscience educational interventions dispel misinformation, enabling neurodiverse individuals, their practitioners, educators, social workers and family members to understand and better navigate neurodiversity.