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Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired Brain
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Develop a new understanding of neurodivergence with this thoughtful exploration of the human mind from a bestselling author and psychologist.
From ADHD and dyslexia to autism, the number of diagnosis categories listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the last fifty years. With so many people affected, it is time to revisit our perceptions of people with disabilities.
Bestselling author, psychologist, and educator Thomas Armstrong illuminates a new understanding of neuropsychological disorders. He argues that if they are a part of the natural diversity of the human brain, they cannot simply be defined as illnesses. Armstrong explores the evolutionary advantages, special skills, and other positive dimensions of these conditions.
A manifesto as well as a keenly intelligent look at "disability," The Power of Neurodiversity is a must for parents, teachers, and anyone who is looking to learn more about neurodivergence.
©2011 Thomas Armstrong, PhD (P)2021 Hachette BooksListeners also enjoyed...
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“Parents of children who have been diagnosed as belonging to one of these groups and adults who have been living with any of these labels will find positive affirmation and encouraging advice on how to see their brain’s wiring as an asset rather than a liability.” (New York Journal of Books)
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From Katie Vaz, author of Don’t Worry, Eat Cake, the beloved Make Yourself Cozy, and The Escape Manual for Introverts, comes My Life in Plants. Her newest book tells the story of her life through the thirty-nine plants that have played both leading and supporting roles, from her childhood to her wedding day. Plants include a homegrown wildflower bouquet wrapped in duct tape that she carried on stage at age three, to a fragrant basil plant that brought her and her kitchen back to life after grief.
By: Katie Vaz
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A Question of Power
- Electricity and the Wealth of Nations
- By: Robert Bryce
- Narrated by: Robert Bryce
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Global demand for power is doubling every two decades, but electricity remains one of the most difficult forms of energy to supply and do so reliably. Today, some three billion people live in places where per-capita electricity use is less than what's used by an average American refrigerator. How we close the colossal gap between the electricity rich and the electricity poor will determine our success in addressing issues like women's rights, inequality, and climate change.
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Not the complete story
- By John on 08-11-20
By: Robert Bryce
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This Idea Is Brilliant
- Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
- By: John Brockman
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Charles Constant
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
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As science informs public policy, decision making, and so many aspects of our everyday lives, a scientifically literate society is crucial. In that spirit, Edge.org publisher and author of Know This, John Brockman, asks 206 of the world's most brilliant minds the 2017 Edge Question: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?
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Condensed Brilliance in Digestable Chunks
- By Andrew on 02-15-18
By: John Brockman
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A Human History of Emotion
- How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
- By: Richard Firth-Godbehere
- Narrated by: Richard Firth-Godbehere
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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In A Human History of Emotion, Richard Firth-Godbehere takes listeners on a fascinating and wide ranging tour of the central and often under-appreciated role emotions have played in human societies around the world and throughout history — from Ancient Greece to Gambia, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, the United States, and beyond.
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another woke intellectually conformist who can't stop talking about climate change
- By Anonymous User on 01-19-25
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Cowpuppy
- An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows
- By: Gregory Berns
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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When Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his wife decided to venture into sustainable farming in rural Georgia, they knew that cows were a key part of a successful operation. But that was where his knowledge of cattle ended. As Berns and his small herd of three miniature zebus acclimated to each other and Berns received a crash course in being a cattleman, he turned his powers of scientific observation and innovation on his new charges. Cowpuppy offers a deeper understanding of these complex creatures and what we humans can learn from them.
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The warmth of the story. Quality of narration delivery. Depth of scientific detail and historical background.
- By Wanted... and Wiley on 09-18-24
By: Gregory Berns
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The Language Game
- How Improvisation Created Language and Changed the World
- By: Morten H. Christiansen, Nick Chater
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity - and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near-total freedom, something like a game of charades, with the only requirement being a desire to understand and be understood.
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Good
- By Bruce R on 03-12-22
By: Morten H. Christiansen, and others
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Labyrinths
- Emma Jung, Her Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of Psychoanalysis
- By: Catrine Clay
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Clever and ambitious, Emma Jung yearned to study the natural sciences at the University of Zurich. But the strict rules of proper Swiss society at the beginning of the 20th century dictated that a woman of Emma's stature - one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland - travel to Paris to "finish" her education, to prepare for marriage to a suitable man. Engaged to the son of one of her father's wealthy business colleagues, Emma's conventional and predictable life was upended when she met Carl Jung.
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Carl plays center stage
- By Sparrowhawk on 12-23-16
By: Catrine Clay
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The Universe Speaks in Numbers
- How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets
- By: Graham Farmelo
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics.
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Great story and narration, but lacks rigor...
- By James S. on 05-31-19
By: Graham Farmelo
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Honest Answers
- Interview and Negotiation Skills to Get to the Truth
- By: Lena Sisco
- Narrated by: Jessica Holtan
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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No matter the conversation, detecting honesty and persuading others to be honest are some of the most valuable skills you can learn. With these skills, you can master your daily conversations and interactions with others. The Strategic Interviewing Skills and Competencies (SISCO) Method will help you see the full picture, have all the facts, and make effective decisions. Former Navy interrogator, Lena Sisco, created this method during challenging investigative and information-gathering interviews. Her 5-step program focuses human-to-human interaction.
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Great!
- By LizE on 03-23-24
By: Lena Sisco
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Spiritual Anatomy
- Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center
- By: Kamlesh D. Patel
- Narrated by: Manish Dongardive, Kamlesh D. Patel
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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When we think of wellbeing, we often think of our physical and mental health—tending to our bodies and minds to find peace, purpose, and connection in our lives. But as Kamlesh D. Patel (affectionately known as Daaji), spiritual leader of the Heartfulness Organization and fourth in line to the raja yoga tradition illuminates, there is a third system we too often overlook: The Spiritual Anatomy.
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Concise, comprehensive, magnificent
- By Olive Oyl on 11-08-23
By: Kamlesh D. Patel
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Heal Your Nervous System
- The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation
- By: Dr. Linnea Passaler
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Dr. Linnea Passaler has helped thousands globally in her digital health program address a wide range of symptoms associated with nervous system dysregulation—from mental symptoms, including anxiety, burnout, and brain fog, to physical symptoms, such as digestive issues, chronic inflammation, and fatigue. In Heal Your Nervous System, Dr. Passaler presents her 5-stage plan, developed over the last decade, to equip you with the knowledge to understand and regulate your unique nervous system.
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Eye Opening
- By janet hollinger on 01-17-24
Loved it everyone needs to read this!
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Amazing Information.
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I eventually decided if I was to take a step in the right direction, the first would be to understand the umbrella of neurodiversity, which is why I got this book. Not only has it helped me understand things like ASD so much better, but it has helped me realize the importance and needed guidance in defeating stigma against labels such as the like.
This book didn't help me just understand the various labels of neurodivergency, but it helped me accept myself and people I saw with similar labels. In that very aspect, it makes a wonderful educational and self help book to those who may feel lost, or even in denial of their feelings or diagnosis.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone diagnosed, questioning, or more especially to people who know of others who are neurodiverse.
A Step in the Right Direction
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Excellent and Hopeful..
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Makes sense
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interesting, insightful, slightly boring
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The Positive Side of Neurodiversity
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Excellent book-really makes you think
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A decent primer
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Needs a lesson on neurodiversity affirming language
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