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This video is part 3 of a 10 video series based on a course I taught called Introduction to Neurodiversity, at Bridges Graduate School for Cognitive Diversity in Education.  It discusses the roots of the neurodiversity movement showing how it essentially emerged in the 1990’s out of the autistic rights movement, which itself emerged from...
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In this video–which is part two of a ten module course I taught called Introduction to Neurodiversity for the Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education— I discuss individuals and theories in psychology, education, and business that support a strength-based approach to helping individuals who are neurodivergent (including those diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, autism,...
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In 2001 I began teaching a course on neurodiversity for the Bridges Graduate School for Cognitive Diversity in Education entitled Introduction to Neurodiversity.  As part of the course, I prepared ten You Tube presentations as a means of delivering my lectures.  I’m making these videos available now for the benefit of the wider community of...
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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...
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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...
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