"Around one-fifth of the world's population is estimated to have some form of neurodivergence--autism, ADHD, dyslexia, sensory disorders, and a range of others. Neurodiversity For Dummies demystifies this not-so-rare variation of the human experience, showing you how neurodiversity impacts society and the workplace. As a leader or parent of a neurodivergent person--or as a neurodistinct individual yourself--you'll gain the understanding, strategies,...

"How children think is one of the most enduring mysteries--and difficulties--of parenthood. The marketplace is full of gadgets and tools that claim to make your child smarter, happier, or learn languages faster, all built on the premise that manufacturers know something about your child's brain that you don't. These products are easy to sell, because good information about how children's minds really work is hard to come by. In their new book, neuroscientists...

"Human beings were never born to read," writes Tufts University cognitive neuroscientist and child development expert Maryanne Wolf. Reading is a human invention that reflects how the brain rearranges itself to learn something new. In this ambitious, provocative book, Wolf chronicles the remarkable journey of the reading brain not only over the past five thousand years, since writing began, but also over the course of a single child's life, showing...

Combining the latest findings from the field of neuroscience with expert text and state-of-the-art illustrations, "The Human Brain Book" is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each person a unique individual. Includes an interactive DVD.