I just made a video which is now on You Tube that features the 4th in a series of videos I’ve been doing on my novel titled Childless. Childless is about a childless child psychologist who tries to foil a U.S. government plot to have childhood declared as a medical disorder and removed from the...Read More
A new study published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry revealed that certain subcortical structures in the brains of individuals diagnosed with ADHD are smaller in volume than typically developing matched controls (the median age of the 1713 participants diagnosed with ADHD was 14). The specific structures where differences were found included the nucleus accumbens, the...Read More
Published on Feb 8, 2017 This is Video #11 in my 12-part video series based on my book The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students In this video I focus on using expressive arts activities for channeling burgeoning teenage energies. I explain how the adolescent’s limbic system or...Read More
In this video, I explore six key findings from recent research into how the adolescent brain functions and develops over time. To further explore these issues, see my book The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students. Below is the transcript of the video: Hi, I’m Dr. Thomas...Read More
I’m starting a new video series based upon my book The Power of the Adolescent Brain: Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students (ASCD). This is the first video, entitled ”The Passion and Promise of the Teenage Years.” For those of you who prefer to read a transcript rather than watch the video, I’ve...Read More
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