By Ariane Resnick — 2021
Neurodivergence is the term for when someone’s brain processes, learns, and/or behaves differently from what is considered “typical.”
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This book teaches drama and immersive theatre-based activities for parents and professionals working with children and young people on the autism spectrum.
Don and Rosie are about to face their most important project. Their son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn’t fitting in with the other kids, and they'd like Don and Rosie to think about getting an autism assessment.
In the Priestley family, three of four children have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Though Dad, Aidan, was never diagnosed as a child, he too has come to recognise his symptoms through his children and appreciate the value that an earlier diagnosis may have had.
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.
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