Reframe your thinking about dyslexia with The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Watch the book trailer https://youtu.be/zDsPMaclLGE Order the book here  The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students  Kindle version The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students  Paperback version    All October proceeds will go towards scholarships for kids...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

This video – part 11 in my 12-part video series on The Myth of the ADHD Child – introduces the field of neurodiversity as a better way of thinking about children diagnosed with ADHD. It defines neurodiversity and discusses the problem in positing any kind of ”normal brain” in the general population. The video then...Read More

This is video #10, the conclusion to my 10-video series on an Introduction to Neurodiversity based on a course I taught at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education.  In this video I focus on how neurodiversity can best be integrated into the society around it. I first look at the big picture and...Read More

This is video #9 in my 10-video series Introduction to Neurodiversity, based on a course I taught at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education. In this video I highlight the gifts, talents, and abilities of individuals who have social and emotional disorders such as OCD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. These positive traits include...Read More