Degree Name

BA

Department

English

College

Humanities

Defense Date

2024-05-20

Publication Date

2024-06-04

First Faculty Advisor

Michael J. Richardson

First Faculty Reader

Christopher Blythe

Honors Coordinator

Bryant Jensen

Keywords

neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, ethnography, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, personal experience narrative

Abstract

This paper examines how utilizing an applied folkloristic approach of studying the communities of ADHD and autistic people allows us to conduct research that actively involves the voices of ADHD and autistic adults. I have collected personal experience narratives from ADHD and autistic college-aged students about their experiences with different teaching strategies in junior high and high school. Through analysis of these narratives, I examine how the narratives of ADHD and autistic individuals can help guide educational pedagogies towards models that more equitably consider cultures of disabled individuals and better meet the educational needs of future neurodivergent students while simultaneously showing the unique voices of an understudied “folk” in the fields of folkloristics and education.

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