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complementary adaptation: toward a kinder view of neurodiversity and disability

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 by Ryk Groetchen

Two people in a boat. One can row, but cannot navigate. The other can navigate, but cannot row. If we view each as a whole, each has both an asset and a liability—each is both abled and disabled. If we view the relationship as a whole, we can describe things differently. If participation and cooperation … Read more

Categories didactics, education, ethos, neurodiversity, politics, zen Tags Ability, accessibility, achievement gap, American education, anthropology, autism, belonging, capitalism, Capitalism Critique, Care, caregiver, class and education, cognitive load, colonialism, community, Complementary Adaptation, cost of living, decolonization, DEI, desegregation, Disability, early childhood, Ecosystem, education, education equity, education reform, educational inequality, educational justice, epistemology, equity, Gatekeeping, gender binary, Human Evolution, Human Variation, Imposed Frameworks, Indigenous education, industrial capitalism, intercognitive, Interdependence, Kinship, neurodivergent, neurodivergent artists, neurodiversity, peace, peer learning, politics, pride, public health, Relational Ontology, school reform, sexual orientation, Socio-Ecological Niche, sorting mechanism, standardized testing, systems thinking 1 Comment

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