Resource Corner – April 2023

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Magazine cover art image. Text on the cover says “Breaking Ground issue. Cover is an image of a little girl with brown hair and a yellow dress stands barefoot in a forest, looking a little sad or scared, while a brown-haired adult woman in a matching yellow dress crouches down to comfort the girl. She is also barefoot and is holding one of the girl’s hands and touching the girl’s face with her other hand. They are standing in a forest setting of red, yellow and orange leaves on the ground and bare trees in the background.
“Before the Fall” by Lauren Whipple. Whipple is an artist based in Johnson City, Tennessee, where she is pursuing her BFA in painting at East Tennessee State University with a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. Her work explores the psychological and physical spaces women occupy when confronting issues of gender and sexuality through autobiographical details of her own life.

The Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities has published its Annual Breaking Ground Arts Issue! In this special issue of the magazine, the Council once again dedicated it to Tennessee artists and creative writers with disabilities. The magazine is filled with creative art submissions and also has BONUS content in a digital flipbook version that includes:

  • A first-ever rap submission, from deaf artist CJ Rippin’
  • Short videos of art performances
  • Behind-the-scenes photos of artists with their works
  • And more!!

Breaking Ground, produced by the Council since 1990, informs readers of innovative programs and practices, disability policy issues, and stories about the lives of Tennesseans with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.  It comes out 4 times a year.

Click here to view Breaking Ground 113 – Annual Arts Issue.

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Neurodiversity is a perspective that views differences in brain structure and functioning as a normal human variation. These variations should not only be acknowledged but also celebrated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-determination is the act of making up one’s own mind about what to think or what to do by making choices and decisions about one’s life.

 

 

 

 

 

Both of these concepts are important when working with students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Want to learn more about Promoting Neurodiversity and Self-Determination in Early Childhood Services? Here are two great informational guides from TRIAD. Click on each image to download the guide.