Power of Neurodiversity Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain (published in Hardcover As Neurodiversity)

Name: Power of Neurodiversity Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain (published in Hardcover As Neurodiversity)
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ISBN: 9780738215242

ISBN-10: 0738215244

ISBN-13: 9780738215242

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Authors: Thomas Armstrong

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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 argues that if they are a part of the natural diversity of the human brain, they cannot simply be defined as illnesses. Armstrong explores the evolutionary advantages, special skills, and other positive dimensions of these conditions. A manifesto as well as a keenly intelligent look at "disability," The Power of…

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List price: $16.99
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 10/4/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword to the Paperback Edition


Preface



Neurodiversity: A Concept Whose Time Has Come



the Joy of the Hyperactive Brain



The Positive Side of Being Autistic



A Different Kind of Learner



The Gift of Mood



The Advantages of Anxiety



The Rainbow of Intelligences



Thinking in a Different Key



Neurodiversity in the Classroom



The Future of Neurodiversity


Resources


Notes


Index