Beyond "Adaptive" Classes: Building a Dance Studio for Autistic Artists - Amanda Trisdale
In this episode of FailCraft, Amanda Trisdale joins Ezekiel to reveal howtraditional arts education routinely fails neurodivergent youth—and how she andher daughter built a revolutionary alternative. When Amanda's daughter, Leta,was diagnosed on the autism spectrum and non-verbal at age three, tap dancebecame her breakthrough lifeline for communication and motor skills. But asLeta excelled, the traditional dance world pushed back. Instead ofaccommodation, she was shoved into corners, had her coping mechanisms punishedas disrespect, and faced covert bullying disguised as "help."
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