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  • Non-fiction
  • 2025
  • Completely revised and updated second edition.Revised trade paperback edition.

The power of neurodiversity

unleashing the advantages of your neurodivergent brain

Thomas Armstrong

Thomas Armstrong

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"From ADHD and dyslexia to autism, the number of diagnosis 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 of people with 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, including: autism, ADHD, dyslexia, schizophrenia, anxiety, intellectual disabilities, and mood disorders. With an emphasis on positive niche construction for each area, The Power of Neurodiversity is a manifesto as well as a keen look at disability, as well as a must-read for parents, teachers, and anyone who is looking to learn more about neurodivergence"--

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Title Statement The power of neurodiversity: unleashing the advantages of your neurodivergent brain / Thomas Armstrong.
Author Armstrong, Thomas
Additional Contributors Armstrong, Thomas
Publication New York: Balance,2025.
Edition Completely revised and updated second edition.Revised trade paperback edition.
Extent of Item xvii, 301 pages
ISBN 9780306836367 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr07967349
General Notes "Originally published in hardcover and ebook as Neurodiversity: Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Brain Differences by Da Capo Lifelong Books in 2010. First Da Capo Press paperback edition in 2011"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "From ADHD and dyslexia to autism, the number of diagnosis 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 of people with 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, including: autism, ADHD, dyslexia, schizophrenia, anxiety, intellectual disabilities, and mood disorders. With an emphasis on positive niche construction for each area, The Power of Neurodiversity is a manifesto as well as a keen look at disability, as well as a must-read for parents, teachers, and anyone who is looking to learn more about neurodivergence"--
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Brain--Variation
Neurobehavioral disorders
Neurodiversity
Social integration
By Genre Self-help publications
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