Dr. Thomas Armstrong’s Blog

I’ve created this video to help new writers think about the issue of genre in their novels, which can be a blessing or a curse depending upon how laser-pointed your target market is.  If you’ve got a novel that crosses many genres (as mine does), you may have significant challenges in finding the people who...Read More

A new study in the April 18, 2023 issue of JAMA Network Open suggests that up to 25% of middle school and high school students in some schools engage in  ”nonmedical use of prescription stimulants,” (NUPS) to get ”high,” to get a ”cognitive boost” for class, and as a ”study drug” to help prepare for...Read More

I’ve just written an article on multiple intelligences and healthy aging for Branton Shearer’s MI@40 newsletter on LinkedIn.  Dr. Shearer has been a key player in the saga of multiple intelligences for decades.  He created what is still, I believe, the only valid and reliable assessment for multiple intelligences (MI):  the Multiple Intelligences Diagnostic Assessment...Read More

I’ll be doing a free webinar on Wednesday March 15, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 pm (Pacific time) for the Mind-Body Training Institute on the topic of A Wellness Approach to Neurodiversity.  During the time that I’ve been advocating for neurodiversity over the past fifteen years, my focus has been primarily on K-12 education.  But all along,...Read More

I’ve just produced my seventh video to promote my latest book and first novel, Childless, about a childless child psychologist who tries to foil a U.S. government plot to have childhood identified as a medical disorder and eliminated from the human genome through genetic engineering. This video focuses on practical tips for writing a first...Read More

Hi, Everyone! I just produced the sixth video in the series I’m doing on my recently published first novel (and 20th book) called Childless. This video is more personal, speaking about my inner process of writing the novel, the obstacles I faced, the strategies and tools I used, and the great satisfaction overall in doing...Read More

I recently did an interview on my book The Power of Neurodiversity, with Dr. Nelly Nguyen, founder of Applied Life, ”a network of coaches, scientists, educators, business consultants, and above all diverse human beings who think outside the box and embrace curiosity, diversity, and inclusiveness.”  During the interview, we touched on many different topics related...Read More

I just produced this fifteen minute video/slide presentation which discusses my book Childless (about a childless child psychologist who tries to foil a U.S. government plot to remove childhood from the human genome) and how its darkly comedic satire is intended in part to raise awareness about how the institution of childhood is under attack...Read More

I was working on my Word Press website the other day and I wanted to paste in a complex object (I forget what it was), but was uncertain about how to proceed.  I knew the code for the object, and I clicked over to the ”text” version of the page where all the coding resides,...Read More