Neurodiversity and the Field of Speech Language Pathology: A Literary Review of the History, Common Practices, and Misconceptions

Author

Wren Anne Repko, University of Northern IowaFollow

Award/Availability

Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Ken Bleile

Abstract

Neurodiversity is a new and emerging topic within the field of communication sciences and disorders. This literature review describes what neurodiversity is alongside part of the history of neurodiversity, and then turns and looks at neurodiversity and neurodiverse-affirming care in the field of speech language pathology. This literature review also suggests an area of possible future research looking at undergraduate and graduate students' views of neurodiversity.

Year of Submission

2023

Department

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

12-2023

Object Description

1 PDF file (13 pages)

Copyright

©2023 Wren Anne Repko

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Repko, Wren Anne, "Neurodiversity and the Field of Speech Language Pathology: A Literary Review of the History, Common Practices, and Misconceptions" (2023). Honors Program Theses. 904.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/904