The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain (Publish...
ISBN: 9780738215242 | 0738215244
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date: 10/4/2011
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"Parents, teachers, and policymakers should all read this thought-provoking book. I loved it."--Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures
ADHD. dyslexia. autism. the number of illness categories listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the last fifty years. With so many people affected, it is time to revisit our perceptions on this "culture of disabilities." Bestselling author, psychologist, and educator Thomas Armstrong illuminates a new understanding of neuropsychological disorders. He a... MORE
ADHD. dyslexia. autism. the number of illness categories listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the last fifty years. With so many people affected, it is time to revisit our perceptions on this "culture of disabilities." Bestselling author, psychologist, and educator Thomas Armstrong illuminates a new understanding of neuropsychological disorders. He a... MORE
| Foreword to the Paperback Edition | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Neurodiversity: A Concept Whose Time Has Come | p. 1 |
| the Joy of the Hyperactive Brain | p. 27 |
| The Positive Side of Being Autistic | p. 53 |
| A Different Kind of Learner | p. 75 |
| The Gift of Mood | p. 95 |
| The Advantages of Anxiety | p. 115 |
| The Rainbow of Intelligences | p. 137 |
| ... MORE | p. 159 |
| Neurodiversity in the Classroom | p. 181 |
| The Future of Neurodiversity | p. 203 |
| Resources | p. 221 |
| Notes | p. 235 |
| Index | p. 257 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Thomas Amstrong is an award-winning author and speaker who has written fourteen books, including 7 kinds od smart and multiple Intelligences in the classroom. Dr.,Amstrong has also written for many perios cals, including Parenting. Ladies Home Journal and Family Circle and has appeared on Today, CNN, and the BBC. He lives in Northern California.
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