Jane Bryant: Neurodivergent Tutor & Mentor

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

08/23/2026

*Kinda SUS*

08/06/2026

My people ❤️

What else is missing?

08/02/2026

Erikson's psychosocial stages of development also provides a sound rationale for not throwing a bunch of standardized tests and assessments onto children. The stage of Industry vs. Inferiority is manifesting during this "elementary" schooling stage. This one is super important in a child feeling and being competent.

Our children go from: "can I trust you to keep me alive?" to "can I do it on my own?" to "can I tell you what to do safely?" to "will my peers accept me?" to "wait, who am I?"

Those are such big questions in terms of how successful one becomes in the long run that focusing on standardized tests when THOSE are the important questions, seems like a waste of time to me, too.

07/28/2026

My peeps! Watch this 🙌

I will take a share of that discomfort from you and help your child understand that the boundaries are for their benefit! I'm here with you on the journey!

07/25/2026

"Do you know how learning works?" 🤣

07/24/2026

Make teachers learn neuroscience!

07/19/2026

"EyE cOnTaCt Is NeCeSsArY" No, no it isn't.

There is a time and place for establishing eye contact, but it is typically in short intervals and/or during certain developmental windows, for example lowering your body to a child's level and making eye contact to establish sincerity in the request or response; or in a handshake or greeting when customary (which is an additional topic of conversation when it comes to compulsory participation.)

However, sometimes making eye contact actually detracts from someone's ability to focus on the topic at hand. Many neurodivergent brains need to look at neutral space instead of the speaker/listener because it can actually be a distraction to have to focus on eye contact in addition to the content of the conversation. It's an additional voluntary task that overloads our executive functioning. We need that capacity to be available to analyze or develop the conversation.