Autism, long perceived as a negative, is now being viewed as a representation of the strengths and interests uniquely suited to workplace success for autistic people. There is no doubt that autistic children are dysfunctional in many environments. Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have difficulty with language and emotional development. They have trouble communicating … Read More
Prodigies continue to amaze us. We are all astonished at the three-month-old who is speaking to siblings or the seven-year-old whose paper was accepted for publishing, or the young vocalist with the perfect pitch, or the young artist whose work is being shown at the local galleries. We admire the young student who has devised … Read More
The mind is a strange and wonderful thing. It is a complex, living and changing phenomenon that we all share. Some minds are more extraordinary than others. They exhibit traits that tend toward one or the other end of the mind spectrum, being either gifted or challenged. Sometimes it is both. This is the dilemma … Read More
