In this episode of Middle School Walk and Talk, AMLE speaks with counselor, educator, and author Emily Kircher Morris about what it truly means to create neurodiversity affirming schools. Kircher Morris clarifies common misconceptions about neurodivergence, explains how strengths-based accommodations benefit all learners, and shares practical strategies for fostering belonging, supporting executive functioning, and disrupting rigid social patterns in the middle grades. Kircher Morris offers accessible, real world guidance to help every student feel accepted, understood, and able to contribute to their school community.

Middle School Walk & Talk is a production of the Association for Middle Level Education. Learn more at amle.org.