Full name: The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain

Author: Thomas Armstrong Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780738215242 0738215244

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 Neurodiversity is a must for parents, teachers, and anyone who is “differently brained.” Similar books: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand How Not to Die by Michael Greger The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. van der Kolk The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis Marley & Me by John Grogan Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom What If? by Randall Munroe Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy