In this video I explore the big question: why is this disorder [dyslexia] still in the gene pool? One clear reason is that for most of the 300,000 years that humans have been around, reading written words did not exist. There were no remedial reading specialists in prehistoric times! On the other hand, there were...Read More

In this video, #24 in my series introducing my new book (out today!) The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Neurodivergent Brain, I focus on several different assets often seen in individuals diagnosed with dyslexia or other language-based learning disabilities. They include mechanical reasoning, an ability and/or propensity to draw, three-dimensional perception, entrepreneurial...Read More

I’m excited to announce that today is the official ”pub date” for my new book The Power of Neurodiversity:  Unleashing the Advantages of Your Neurodivergent Brain (Completely Revised and Updated Second Edition), published by Balance, an imprint of Hachette USA.  It’s virtually a new book from the one I originally wrote back in 2010 (The...Read More

People diagnosed with ADHD often are ”different drummers” with higher levels of energy than neurotypical people. As a result, they may hunger for relationships in their lives where they can be with people who have the same cravings for stimulation, excitement, novelty, and/or movement. In this video (#23 in The Power of Neurodiversity series), I...Read More

In November, 2015, President Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in South Carolina when he began to criticize a New York Times journalist, Serge Kovaleski, who has arthrogryposis, a congenital condition affecting his joints. Trump’s beef was that the man had allegedly disclaimed having reported that Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 911 attacks...Read More