Category Archives: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Seeing the Best in Every Child: The Importance of Neurodiversity

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Thomas Armstrong

  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 →

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Thomas Armstrong To Lecture in Brazil

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Thomas Armstrong

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 →

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Title I Conference in Tampa to Feature Presentation on Neurodiversity

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Thomas Armstrong

I’m leaving on Monday to present a lecture on neurodiversity at the Title I Conference in Tampa, Florida.  My presentation will be February 1, 2011 at 12:45 in Ballroom C of the Tampa Convention Center.  In the presentation, I’ll be emphasizing how … Continue reading →

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Finding One’s Niche in Life

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Thomas Armstrong

I was just reading an article in The Watertown (NY) Daily Times about a seventeen-year-old named Christopher Durgen who has ADHD and autism.  As a young child, he had trouble getting along with classmates and was frequently suspended from school.  That … Continue reading →

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A Key Set of Resources for Neurodiversity: Assistive Technologies

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Thomas Armstrong

Yesterday we looked at the impact that Universal Design for Learning tools can have for a neurodiversity classroom.  Today, we examine the role that assistive technologies can have in promoting "niche construction" for neurodiverse brains.  As we noted in our … Continue reading →

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