Neurodiverse Spacetimemattering: Methodological Examples

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Abstract

Theorizing and stydying neurodiverse spacetimemattering calls for neurodivergent methodologies. In this paper, we discuss why and how scholars might qualitatively study spacetime in educational contexts, especially in close relationships with neurodiverse individuals. We hosted a one-week, neurodiversity-affirming summer camp for neurodiverse students collecting a total 97 video recordings, which aimed to capture students’ interactions with each other, the teachers, and their learning of co-designed neurodiverse computational thinking lessons. We carried out two different levels of mappings for analyzing neurodiverse spacetimemattering. Mappings at both macroanalytic and microanalytic levels utilized Labanotation dance symbology to create different paths and directionalities of pedagogical and embodied movement during the summer camp.

Authors

• Corey Reutlinger, Arizona State University

• Mirka E. Koro, Arizona State University

• Seth Thorn, Arizona State University

• Margarita Pivovarova, Arizona State University

• Anani M. Vasquez, Neurodiversity Education Research Center

• Olivia Herneddo, Arizona State University