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Guest editorial Damian Elgin Maclean Milton and Nicola Martin The Editors of this special edition (Professor Nicola Martin and Dr Damian Milton) have worked Damian Elgin Maclean Milton is Lecturer at the Department of together extensively and have shared values when it comes to education. We are advocates of Education, London South Bank universal design for learning (UDL) and inclusive practice which encourages and supports University, London, UK; everyone to fulfil their potential. In order for this to become a reality the culture of the setting, the and is at Department of people within it and all aspects of the environment need to be sensitive to the requirements of all Education, University of learners. Autistic pupils and students are the focus of this publication but we want to avoid the Birmingham, Birmingham, UK danger of singling out people with this label very specifically because often what works for autistic and Autism Knowledge and learners works for everyone. UDL principles demand planning for diversity and belonging rather Expertise, National Autistic than problematising and othering some individuals, often because of ableist assumptions that Society, London, UK and difference is a nuisance to accommodate. Tizard Centre, Diversity adds value in our view and this http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Autism Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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2056-3868
DOI
10.1108/AIA-10-2018-041
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Abstract

Damian Elgin Maclean Milton and Nicola Martin The Editors of this special edition (Professor Nicola Martin and Dr Damian Milton) have worked Damian Elgin Maclean Milton is Lecturer at the Department of together extensively and have shared values when it comes to education. We are advocates of Education, London South Bank universal design for learning (UDL) and inclusive practice which encourages and supports University, London, UK; everyone to fulfil their potential. In order for this to become a reality the culture of the setting, the and is at Department of people within it and all aspects of the environment need to be sensitive to the requirements of all Education, University of learners. Autistic pupils and students are the focus of this publication but we want to avoid the Birmingham, Birmingham, UK danger of singling out people with this label very specifically because often what works for autistic and Autism Knowledge and learners works for everyone. UDL principles demand planning for diversity and belonging rather Expertise, National Autistic than problematising and othering some individuals, often because of ableist assumptions that Society, London, UK and difference is a nuisance to accommodate. Tizard Centre, Diversity adds value in our view and this

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Advances in AutismEmerald Publishing

Published: Oct 1, 2018

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