Category Archives: Neurodiversity

Your Brain is a Rain Forest

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Thomas Armstrong

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 →

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Neurodiversity: More than Just a Good Notion

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Thomas Armstrong

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 →

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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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