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Author Archives: Thomas Armstrong
Your Brain is a Rain Forest
This excerpt from my book The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain, appeared in Ode Magazine. People with conditions like ADHD, dyslexia and mood disorders are routinely labeled “disabled”. But differences among brains are as … Continue reading
Posted in Neurodiversity, neuroscience, Special Education
Tagged ADHD, autism, brain, diversity, mental health, Neurodiversity, psychiatry, schizophrenia
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Neurodiversity: More than Just a Good Notion
Two recent articles highlight the positive dimensions of mental health conditions such as autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. In the journal Nature, an article by Canadian neuroscientist Laurent Mottron, emphasizes the advantages of autism (Mottron, 2011). Mottron suggests that, in … Continue reading
Seeing the Best in Every Child: The Importance of Neurodiversity
Imagine that all of the people in the world have been magically transformed into flowers. Some of us are petunias. Others are begonias. Still others are tulips. Now, let’s say for the sake of argument that the psychiatrists in this … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, dyslexia, Neurodiversity, Special Education
Tagged ADHD, assistive technologies, autism, disabilities, DSM 5, dyslexia, ecology, intellectual disorders, mental illness, Neurodiversity, psychiatry, Special Education, special needs, strength-based approach
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The Human Odyssey Featured on New Dimensions Radio This Week
This week’s edition of New Dimensions Radio features an interview with Michael Toms on my book The Human Odyssey, which was released in 2008. In the book I take the reader on an experiential journey through the human life span from … Continue reading
Posted in human development
Tagged human development, lifespan, New Dimensions, stages of life
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Thomas Armstrong To Lecture in Brazil
This next week I travel to Brazil to present at two conferences, one in Sao Paulo (May 19), and one in Sao Luis (May 26). I’ll be speaking about ADHD and neurodiversity. For my ADHD presentation, I’ll be lecturing on … Continue reading