This week in school, we have been learning all about Neurodiversity as part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week. In each class, we have looked at a famous person with a diagnosis of Neurodivergence and explored the challenges and strengths related to their given diagnosis. In 4C, we got to look at Dav Pilkey who is famously known for being the author of some of our favourite books like ‘Dog Man’, ‘Cat Kid’ and ‘Captain Underpants’.
We found out that Dav Pilkey has a diagnosis of ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and Dyslexia. The author has famously spoken about this and how these conditions have helped him succeed. He says ADHD helps him to write stories that are exciting and that grab people’s attention. He goes on to mention that having Dyslexia means he has gotten good at picking the perfect words so his books can be enjoyed by everyone. Below is some of the work we completed on Dav Pilkey:
We have enjoyed learning all about how people can be different and how everyone has strengths that can be celebrated.