This is an embedded post from Instagram, featuring @jordannicholewall and @reberrabon_bon in a conversation about Autism and Down syndrome, and similarities between the two.
Beautiful conversation embedded below:
Autism and Down syndrome: Both Neurodivergent, Both Developmental Disabilities
I don’t think most people remember that both Autism and Down syndrome come under the neurodivergent umbrella. Both are developmental disabilities. They have similarities in impulse control, executive functioning – and more.
Also importantly – they are both extremely discriminated against, and poorly understood by mainstream culture.
Thank you so much for this video, @jordannicholewall and @reberrabon_bon
Meriah Nichols is a counselor. Solo mom to 3 (one with Down syndrome, one on the spectrum). Deaf, and neurodiverse herself, she’s a gardening nerd who loves cats, Star Trek, and takes her coffee hot and black.
Interesting. I actually know Jordan, the young women with Down syndrome.
really?! She’s so articulate. I appreciated her saying the stuff about control, because Moxie also struggles with that. Helped me to hear it explained by someone with Down syndrome