The power of neurodiversity: unleashing the advantages of your differently wired brain/ Thomas Armstrong, PhD
By: Armstrong, Thomas
Cambridge : Da Capo Press, 2010Description: 274 pages:; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 28077ISBN: 9780738215242Subject(s): Learning | Dyslexia | Autism | Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderDDC classification: 371.9 ARM Summary: In "The Gift of Neurodiversity", Armstrong argues that we have been too quick to pathologise brain differences. Indeed, in recent years, we have re-classified these differences, labeling many of them "disorders." What science actually suggests is that there are many different ways for our brains to be wired, and that there are actual "gifts" or "strengths" attached to some of these differences.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Develop a new understanding of neurodivergence with this thoughtful exploration of the human mind from a bestselling author and psychologist.
From ADHD and dyslexia to autism, the number of diagnosis 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 of people with 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 Neurodiversity is a must for parents, teachers, and anyone who is looking to learn more about neurodivergence.
In "The Gift of Neurodiversity", Armstrong argues that we have been too quick to pathologise brain differences. Indeed, in recent years, we have re-classified these differences, labeling many of them "disorders." What science actually suggests is that there are many different ways for our brains to be wired, and that there are actual "gifts" or "strengths" attached to some of these differences.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword to the Paperback Edition (p. vii)
- Preface (p. ix)
- 1 Neurodiversity: A Concept Whose Time Has Come (p. 1)
- 2 the Joy of the Hyperactive Brain (p. 27)
- 3 The Positive Side of Being Autistic (p. 53)
- 4 A Different Kind of Learner (p. 75)
- 5 The Gift of Mood (p. 95)
- 6 The Advantages of Anxiety (p. 115)
- 7 The Rainbow of Intelligences (p. 137)
- 8 Thinking in a Different Key (p. 159)
- 9 Neurodiversity in the Classroom (p. 181)
- 10 The Future of Neurodiversity (p. 203)
- Resources (p. 221)
- Notes (p. 235)
- Index (p. 257)
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