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Autism and Jimmy’s Loud Hands

Difficulty making eye contact Difficulty dealing with changes in routine Hand-flapping and other repetitive behaviors Meltdowns or tantrums According to findings from one recent study, these autistic symptoms and behaviors are primarily responsible for the social exclusion experienced by individuals … Continue reading

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Believing is Seeing: Dungy, Cuban, and Kwasman

In my book, Diversity Consciousness:  Opening Our Minds to People, Cultures, and Opportunities, I discuss six barriers that get in the way of success, for ourselves and others.  One of the six is limited perceptions.    While we may assume that … Continue reading

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Black History Month: We Can Do Better

Black History Month is in full swing, for better or worse.  In a way, the fact that we have Black History Month points to a failure in how we teach and learn history.  If our curriculum was truly inclusive, we … Continue reading

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Five Lessons Dr. King Taught Me About Diversity

1. Diversity is not about exclusion; diversity is inclusive.  Diversity embraces all of us, insiders and outsiders alike.  By framing diversity in this manner, diversity issues cease to be about “us” versus “them.”  Rather, diversity is simply about us, all … Continue reading

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Some Perspective Please

Some Perspective Please As a sociologist, my training is to make connections, and look beyond the present, beyond the individual, and beyond the “bits and pieces” offered by the media. With regard to the ongoing controversy surrounding the location of … Continue reading

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