In this video, I suggest that it is quite important for us to emphasize the strengths of people with ADHD, because the label itself has three negatives in it (deficit-hyperactivity-disorder). There’s an evolutionary advantage to ADHD in that their hyperactivity, for example, was important for surviving in hunting raids on the plains (and are still...Read More

This is the sixteenth video in my series introducing my new book The Power of Neurodiversity.  In this video, I give a short history of ADHD, noting terms that were employed in the past (such as hyperkinesis, and minimal brain dysfunction), and then using a timeline to chart the growth of ADHD from a 1971...Read More

In this video (#15 in my series introducing my new book The Power of Neurodiversity), I describe several apps that can help people with autism work around obstacles and master skills to make their lives easier and more fulfilling. They include a habit-tracker app, two relaxation apps (Calm and Colorfy), a social stories app (to...Read More

This video (#14 in my series introducing my new book The Power of Neurodiversity) describes the sensory sensitivities of people on the autism spectrum, including the senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight, and proprioception, and takes a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, it provides strategies for limiting the negative impact of sensory stimuli,...Read More

In this video, I look at careers that seem to be a good fit for people on the autistic spectrum. I identify several strengths associated with autism, and then link them to specific jobs (for example, the strength of having a gift for detail could be a plus for jobs such as proofreader, software tester,...Read More