A mother from Georgia contacted me recently about her daughter, BreAnna Nicole White (”Breezy”), who just graduated with an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree this month from Georgia Highlands College in Rome, Georgia, part of the University System of Georgia.  She had a 4.0 GPA (straight A’s), earned President’s List honors, and  received the Excellence...Read More

This is an article I wrote for “Arts of Thought,” a website which shares articles from many different perspectives covering topics like the collective unconscious, self-help skills, philosophical wisdom, and spiritual development.  I’ve written two other pieces for them, Neoteny: The Art of Being Young at Heart, and ‘‘The Spiritual Odyssey: New Theories of Developmental...Read More

Hey Folks!  I just did an hour-long podcast for Hapara, a classroom management software company, focusing on my book The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students.  Just click the arrow and watch the hour-long video.  There’s also a written transcript available.  Enjoy!  See also my 12-part video series...Read More

Fifteen years ago, I wrote The Power of Neurodiversity:  Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain.  At the time, few people knew the term neurodiversity, and the sales of the book were slow.  However, in the past several years, neurodiversity has emerged from obscurity to become a word that seems to be on everybody’s...Read More

Imagine that Leonardo da Vinci was a child growing up in contemporary times and school authorities had to determine whether or not he should receive an IEP (Individual Education Plan).  Here’s what the meeting might look like:  Video Transcript Principal:  ”Okay, I think we’re ready to start.  Who wants to get the ball rolling?”‘...Read More