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March 7, 2025
Trump is Rollo Tomasi (The One Who Gets Away With It)
In the movie L.A. Confidential there’s a scene where the Guy Pearce character (police officer Ed Exley) talks about his father who also was a cop who was killed by a suspect that was never found. He tells the Kevin Spacey character (Jack Vincennes) that the man’s name wasn’t known, but that he gave him […]
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February 21, 2025
RFK Jr. for Head of EPA? Okay. For Head of HHS? No Way!
Once again our ”Jail to the Chief” leader, Donald J. Trump, exposed his ineptness (or malicious intent) in failing to choose the right person for a job in his administration. Just over a week ago, the United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK […]
The post RFK Jr. for Head of EPA? Okay. For Head of HHS? No Way! first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..February 19, 2025
Neoteny: The Art of Being Young at Heart
The following is an article I wrote that was published in Arts of Thought, a website dedicated to sharing the knowledge and wisdom of intriguing healers and thinkers from around the planet. There’s a program on the web that invites people during the month of November to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. Well, […]
The post Neoteny: The Art of Being Young at Heart first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..February 12, 2025
Trump Flunks the Ten Commandments
Many people who voted for Trump in November, 2024 support the Ten Commandments that God delivered to Moses in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. They want to see it in our schools. Trump himself has spoken out in favor of a 2024 Louisiana state law that requires all public schools there to display the Ten Commandments […]
The post Trump Flunks the Ten Commandments first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..February 11, 2025
Why I Must Speak Out Against Trump
Ever since the Inauguration of Donald Trump last month, I have kept silent about the terrible things that are happening to our country right now. But I kept thinking about this poem I’d read several years ago and it kept haunting me. Here it is: First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemoller First they came […]
The post Why I Must Speak Out Against Trump first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..October 8, 2024
New Book on Dyslexia from Nancy, Kenyon, Wright, Nora, Josh, Katharine, and Garrison
Reframe your thinking about dyslexia with The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Watch the book trailer https://youtu.be/zDsPMaclLGE Order the book here The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Kindle version The Dyslexic Fiddler Crab: A Survival Guide for Students Paperback version All October proceeds will go towards scholarships for kids […]
The post New Book on Dyslexia from Nancy, Kenyon, Wright, Nora, Josh, Katharine, and Garrison first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..January 16, 2024
Three Seminars Coming up in April
In April, I’ll be doing three seminars for Animas Coaching on ADHD, Neurodiversity, and Multiple Intelligences. Here are the dates: April 4, 2024 – Eight Kinds of Smart April 11 2024 – The Power of Neurodiversity April 25, 2024 – Tapping the Joy and Energy of the ADHD Brain Times for these virtual seminars will […]
The post Three Seminars Coming up in April first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..September 19, 2023
Leonardo da Vinci’s IEP Meeting (Video)
Imagine that Leonardo da Vinci was a child growing up in contemporary times and school authorities had to determine whether or not he should receive an IEP (Individual Education Plan). Here’s what the meeting might look like: Video Transcript Principal: ”Okay, I think we’re ready to start. Who wants to get the ball rolling?”‘ […]
The post Leonardo da Vinci’s IEP Meeting (Video) first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..September 1, 2023
Does ADHD Even Exist?
In this concluding video in my 12-part video series ”The Myth of the ADHD Child,” I examine the question ”Does ADHD even exist?” I approach this question from several angles, including the questions: ”Do ADHD symptoms exist?” (yes, they do), ”Does ADHD exist as a de facto disorder?” (yes, it does, it’s in the DSM), […]
The post Does ADHD Even Exist? first appeared on Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D..ADHD Isn’t a Disorder, It’s a Neurodiversity
This video – part 11 in my 12-part video series on The Myth of the ADHD Child – introduces the field of neurodiversity as a better way of thinking about children diagnosed with ADHD. It defines neurodiversity and discusses the problem in positing any kind of ”normal brain” in the general population. The video then […]
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