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The Mystery of Why Some People Become Sudden Geniuses

By Zaria Gorvett — 2018

There’s mounting evidence that brain damage has the power to unlock extraordinary creative talents. What can this teach us about how geniuses are made?

Read on www.bbc.com

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Bright Not Broken: Gifted Kids, ADHD, and Autism

The future of our society depends on our gifted children--the population in which we'll find our next Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, or Virginia Woolf.

Diane M Kenned, Rebecca S.Banks, Temple Grandin

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The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism (5th Edition: Revised & Expanded)

In this updated and expanded fifth edition, The Way I See It, Dr. Temple Grandin gets to the REAL issues of autism—the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day.

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Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets for Helping Kids on the Spectrum

International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum.

Temple Grandin, Debra Moore

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NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.

Steve Silberman, Oliver Sacks (foreword)

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ADHD and Friendships: How to Play the Social Game!

The way ADHD brains develop can put us out of step with our childhood peers, leaving us feeling awkward, left out and with social anxiety that can follow us into adulthood. Here, I talk about my own experiences with that, and offer simple solutions.

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Kids in the Syndrome Mix of ADHD, LD, Autism Spectrum, Tourette’s, Anxiety, and More!: The One Stop Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals

The completely updated and expanded new edition of this well-established text incorporates DSM-5 changes as well as other new developments.

Martin L. Kutscher

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Neurodiversity and Learning Disabilities: Strategies and Tools

This video introduces the idea of neurodiversity and applies it to students with learning disabilities.

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Educating a Neurodiverse World | Brian Kinghorn | TEDxTeachersCollege

What kind of world would we have if we all realized what kind of mind we had and began appreciating it? What if we did the same for others? In this talk, Brian Kinghorn champions the cause of Neurodiversity, arguing that there is not just one “standard-issue” brain.

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Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties

In an educational system founded on rigid standards and categories, students who demonstrate a very specific manifestation of intelligence flourish, while those who deviate tend to fall between the cracks.

Scott Barry Kaufman (editor)

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To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Twice-Exceptional Students With LD, ADHD, ASD, and More

To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled is one of the most popular resources available on identifying and meeting the needs of twice-exceptional students.

Susan M. Baum, Robin Schader, Steven V. Owen

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