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Empowering Self-Knowledge for Neurodiverse Students: A Discussion with Caroline Weaver

January 09, 2024 • LDA America

Caroline Weaver is an LD advocate, a past research student at the LEaRN Lab, and a current graduate student in the Department of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and is using her research and lived experience to understand how we can reduce harm to neurodiverse learners in classrooms.

As a student with dyslexia and dyscalculia, Caroline Weaver faced many challenges in school. Driven by her experience, Caroline entered academic research to explore barriers to accessibility, and to create practical tools to help other neurodiverse students gain self-knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-advocacy.

Caroline's Resource Page (coming soon!) https://cpweaver26.wixsite.com/advocacy-and-action