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Describes twelve qualities of genius--including curiosity, sensitivity, inventiveness, imagination, and joy--and includes dozens of suggested activities and helpful resources to provide genius experiences..
About the author
Thomas Armstrong is the executive director
of the American Institute for Learning and Human Development
and the author of several other books published by ASCD, including
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, 4th
Edition (2017);
The Power of the Adolescent Brain:
Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Students (2016),
Neurodiversity in the Classroom: Strength-Based Strategies to Help
Students with Special Needs Succeed in School and Life (2014),
The Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform
Educational Practice (2006),
The Multiple Intelligences of
Reading and Writing (2003), and
ADD/ADHD Alternatives in the
Classroom (1999). He has also written several trade books, including
The Myth of the ADHD Child: 101 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion(Tarcher/Perigee, 2017),
The Power of Neurodiversity:
Unleashing the Advantages of Your Differently Wired
Brain (DeCapo, 2011),
The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life (Sterling, 2007),
In Their
Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's
Multiple Intelligences (Tarcher, 2000), and
7 Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Multiple Intelligences(Plume, 1999). His books have been translated into 26 languages.
