Neurodivergent Skill Up: Supporting Children and Youth

Part of neurodiversity series

By Sierra-Marie Gerfao, Meredith Plummer, Tie Resendiz, April Rosario

Neurodivergence Series - Children and Youth Panel

This panel presentation from November 2022 focused on supporting neurodivergent children and youth. Tie Resendiz, Rev. Sierra-Marie Gerfao, April Rosario, and Meredith Plummer joined us. Between them they have extensive experience across many kinds of neurodivergence and decades of experience with neurodivergent children and youth inside and outside UU congregations.

To get the most out of this session, we recommend watching at least one of the first three sessions and reading the recommended 101 document.

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About the Authors

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Sierra-Marie Gerfao

As Director of Religious Education for Children and Youth at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury, the Rev. Sierra-Marie Gerfao is a creative, big-picture thinker with a depth of experience as a longtime Unitarian Universalist religious educator. (Sierra-Marie’s pronouns are...

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Meredith Plummer

Meredith (She/They) is a queer, neurodivergent, lifelong UU and the Director of Lifespan Faith Development at the First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati. She lives with her husband and two daughters in a small town just north of the city. Her passions include amusement parks, crochet, disability...

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Tie Resendiz

Hi! My name is Tie! I have served as the Director of Children’s Ministry at UUC Phoenix since July of 2015. I like museums, colored pens, stories, dancing, rivers, and writing. I live in two places! Downtown Phoenix and the Picuris Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. I have a dog named Ambrose and 5...

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April Rosario

April is a Credentialed Religious Educator at the advanced level, a certified OWL instructor, and an RE consultant....

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