When 65-year-old Richard Lane saw his mother losing all her memories due to Alzheimer’s, he realised that only lifelong learning could save him from a similar fate. Now Richard is 83 years old, a professional accountant with an MBA and a PhD under his belt, but also an accomplished artist and a radio announcer in his own right.
For JCU Primary Education graduate Emily Caferra, working with neurodiverse students is about supporting their many abilities and different ways of seeing and experiencing the world. Emily tells us about her work as a learning support teacher in Herberton, Far North Queensland.