187. From Regulation to Liberation with Dr. Niki Elliott

About this episode

Dr. Niki Elliott discusses embodied equity and its impact on neurodiverse children's education.

Dr. Niki Elliott is a clinical professor and director of the Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity at the University of San Diego. A leading voice in neurodiversity and trauma-informed education, she has trained thousands of teachers, school counselors, and helping professionals worldwide to better support children with learning differences, mental health diagnoses, trauma histories, and behavioral challenges. In this episode, Dr. Niki and I discuss the importance of embodied equity and the impact of the physical environment on neurodiverse children's nervous systems. We also get into her Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity and how she prepares teachers for working with neurodiverse children. For all links and resources mentioned in this episode, head to the show notes: https://www.educatorforever.com/episode187 .

People in this episode

Host: Lily Jones

Guest: Dr. Niki Elliott

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• trauma-informed education
• embodied equity
• teacher training
• learning differences

Keywords

• neurodiversity
• trauma-informed
• education
• teacher support
• learning differences

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Embodied Equity and Neurodiversity, University of San Diego

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