I was really excited to sit down with Thomas G West , author of “In the Mind’s Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People With Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity “ and ” Thinking Like Einstein” as well as many others. West’s first book came out 25 years ago(!!), and was
Continue reading »The Neurobiology Behind The Dyslexic Cognitive Strengths
( AND WHY THEY ARE THE NEUROLOGICAL OPPOSITE OF THE AUTISTIC STRENGTHS) I’m so excited to share with you this excerpt from Dr. Manual Cassinova. Dr. Cassinova’s ground breaking work on minicollomns has had a huge impact on my thinking . Dr. Cassinova coined the ” Autistic – Dyslexia cognitive spectrum ” claiming that autism
Continue reading »Lower Working Memory Associated with Higher Levels of Creativity and Divergent Thinking
Do you struggle with long- multi- step directions? For example, do you get confused when you call technical support and get a long list of unfamiliar next steps ? Or, do you ever get home from the super market only to notice that you forgot half the items you planned on purchasing? Is copying new,
Continue reading »“How Can I Get My Child/ Student To Focus More” Check Out This Creativity Researchers’ Surprising Answer
In this short interview excerpt from Creativity researcher Darya Zablina, we explore the question ” How should I get my child or student to focus more” ? You just may be surprised by the answer! Darya Zablina’s Bio : Darya (Dasha) Zabelina, M.S. is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Northwestern University studying cognitive processes, affective processes, motivation,
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