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The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius

The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius

Saltz, Gail

Paperback

General ParentingGeneral Psychology

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1250060044
ISBN13: 9781250060044
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Published: Mar 6 2018
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.20
Language: English

A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and conditions commonly thought to be disabilities, revealing how the source of our struggles can be the origin of our greatest strengths.

In The Power of Different, psychiatrist and bestselling author Gail Saltz examines the latest scientific discoveries, profiles famous geniuses who have been diagnosed with all manner of brain problems--including learning disabilities, ADD, anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and Autism--and tells the stories of lay individuals to demonstrate how specific deficits in certain areas of the brain are directly associated with the potential for great talent. Saltz shows how the very conditions that cause people to experience difficulty at school, in social situations, at home, or at work, are inextricably bound to creative, disciplinary, artistic, empathetic, and cognitive abilities.

In this pioneering work, readers will find engaging scientific research and stories from historical geniuses and everyday individuals who have not only made the most of their conditions, but who have flourished because of them. They are leaning into their brain differences to:

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