What’s the Best Social-Emotional Curriculum for Autistic and Neurodivergent Youth?

by Caroline Phillips on October 19, 2021

When you are adding a new curriculum to your educational repertoire, you want to make sure that what you’re getting suits you and your students’ needs. You also want to ensure that the new practices create positive outcomes for students and sets them up for success!

But how do you know if something is going to be a good fit? We’ve broken down some popular social-emotional curricula currently being used for autistic and neurodivergent youth to help you find one that is right for you.

Why is a neurodiversity-affirming curriculum so important?

As you may have noticed from our curriculum-comparison chart, no other social-emotional curriculum checks any of the neurodiversity-affirming boxes, except the SEA Bridge. That’s because we are the only curriculum that aligns with the neurodiversity paradigm! The SEA Bridge was designed for autistic and neurodivergent youth, created by autistic and neurodivergent adults (autistic and neurodivergent voices even voice  the Insight Sprites!), and founded on the social model of disability. Each ready-made workshop in the SEA Bridge is centered around empowering and celebrating autistic and neurodivergent traits, rather than forcing students to change or meet neurotypical expectations.

To authentically support autistic and neurodivergent youth and cultivate the next generation of self-advocates, a neurodiversity-affirming curriculum is a non-negotiable.

It’s overdue that we listen to #actuallyautistic voices and shift away from using ABA with neurodivergent youth.

The SEA Bridges’ neurodiversity-affirming, strength-based approach is everything that you, your students, and their families have been looking for to finally celebrate authentic ways of communicating and being.

Interested in learning more? Schedule an informational meeting or reach out to us!