Islands of Brilliance: Creative Programs for Neurodivergent Students

About this episode

Steve interviews Mark Fairbanks about creative programs for neurodivergent students and the importance of neurodiversity.

"In this episode, Steve sits down with Mark Fairbanks, Cofounder & Executive Director of Islands of Brilliance Talking points include: Neurodiversity, Special Interest Focusing, Program Growth, and Trains! Special thank you to local Milwaukee band Paper Valley for their track "Breakaway" - check them out at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4lsijeS7nxgLPGdqnsmmz4?si=f25NjrndTsO62Q-SuRYqnA Episode edited by Stevie Salinas, Social Media & Content Director at Experience Milwaukee"

People in this episode

Host: Steve

Guest: Mark Fairbanks

Topics covered

• Neurodiversity
• Creative Programs
• Education
• Special Interest Focusing
• Program Growth

Keywords

• neurodiversity
• creative programs
• education
• Islands of Brilliance
• Mark Fairbanks
• special interests
• Milwaukee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paper Valley, Islands of Brilliance

Books & works: Breakaway

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