Supporting neurodiversity in the classroom
From Higher Ed Heroes by Seb Kaempf and Al Stark
November 17, 2025 · 37 min · Season 6 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges faced by neurodiverse students and how teachers can support them.
What learning challenges do neurodiverse students face? What simple, but extremely helpful, adjustments can we as teachers make to support them in their learning? Al and Seb talk about these and other questions with researcher and advocate Brooke Szucs and student Eliza Barry (both from The University of Queensland).
People in this episode
Hosts: Al Stark, Seb Kaempf
Guests: Brooke Szucs, Eliza Barry
Topics covered
- neurodiversity
- education
- learning challenges
- classroom adjustments
- support strategies
Keywords
- neurodiversity
- education
- learning challenges
- classroom support
- teacher adjustments
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The University of Queensland
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