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

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

This is video #12 in my video series introducing my book The Power of Neurodiversity:  Unleashing the Advantages of Your Neurodivergent Brain (Completely Updated and Revised Second Edition).  In this video I highlight four individuals whose successes in life have made them good exemplars for neurodivergent individuals, especially those on the spectrum: Temple Grandin, Anthony...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