Description
| Product ID: | 9780738215242 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Power of Neurodiversity |
| Subtitle: | Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain (published in hardcover as Neurodiversity) |
| Authors: | Author: Thomas Armstrong |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome |
| Description: | "Parents, teachers, and policymakers should all read this thought-provoking book. I loved it."-Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures 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." |
| Imprint Name: | Da Capo Lifelong |
| Publisher Name: | Hachette Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-10-04 |
