Articles by Dr. Thomas Armstrong

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''The Myth of the Normal Brain: Embracing Neurodiversity,'' The AMA Journal of Ethics, April, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 348-352.
Commencement address for graduates of the Berkshire Hills Music Academy, South Hadley, Massachusetts, May 19, 2013.
7 Ways to Bring Out the Best in Special-Needs Students, Education Week Teacher, April 9, 2013.
Appreciating Special Education Students' Diversity, Education Week, February 6, 2013, Vol. 32, No. 20, pp. 28-29.
"First, Discover Their Strengths," Educational Leadership, October, 2012, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp. 10-16.
"Creating an Appropriate 21st Century Education: Neurodiversity - More than Just a Good Notion,'' Information Age Education Newsletter, December, 2011, No. 79.
''The New Field of Neurodiversity: Why 'Disabilities' Are Essential to the Human Ecosystem,'' reprinted from Ode Magazine in Alternet.org. June 8, 2010.
"When Cultures Connect: Multiple Intelligences Theory as a Successful American Export to Other Countries," in Multiple Intelligences Around the World, Jie-Qi Chen, Seana Moran, and Howard Gardner (eds), San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Book Review of The Power of Play: How Spontaneous, Imaginative Activities Lead to Happier, Healthier Children by David Elkind, American Journal of Play, Vol. 1, No. 1, Summer, 2008.
The Curriculum Superhighway, Educational Leadership, Vol. 64, No. 8, May, 2007, pp. 16-20.
"Canaries in the Coal Mine: The Symptoms of Children Labeled 'ADHD' as Biocultural Feedback," in Critical New Perspectives on ADHD, Gwynedd Lloyd, Joan Stead, and David Cohen (eds.), London: Routledge, 2006.
Special Education and the Concept of Neurodiversity, New Horizons for Learning - Johns Hopkins School of Education, Vol. XI, No. 3, Fall, 2005.
Making the Words Roar, Educational Leadership, Vol. 61, No. 6, pp. 78-81, March, 2004.
"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children: One Consequence of the Rise of Technologies and Demise of Play?" in Sharna Olfman (ed.) All Work and No Play: How Educational Reforms Are Harming Our Preschoolers, Westport, Ct: Praeger, 2003.
"IKSWAL: Interesting Kids Saddled with Alienating Labels," Educational Leadership, November, 2001.
"To Empower, Not Control!: A Holistic Approach to ADD/ADHD", Reaching Today’s Youth, Winter, 1998.
"ADD: Does It Really Exist?" Phi Delta Kappan, February, 1996.
"Labels Can Last a Lifetime", Learning, May/June, 1996.
"Why I Believe Attention Deficit Disorder is a Myth", Sydney’s Child [Australia], September, 1996.
"Utopian Schools", Mothering, Winter, 1996.
"ADD as a Social Invention", Education Week, October 18, 1995.
"Multiple Intelligences: Seven Ways to Approach Curriculum", Educational Leadership, November, 1994.
"50 Ways to Bring Out Your Child’s Best", Family Circle, February 2, 1993.
"Sparking Creativity in Your Child", Ladies Home Journal, October, 1993.
"The Power of Pretend," Parenting, December/January 1990.
"Math Comes Alive," Parenting, November, 1989.
"Little Geniuses", Parenting, September, 1989.
"The Art of the Matter," Parenting, June/July, 1989.
"Cheers for Peers," Parenting, March, 1989.

To read additional short articles by Dr. Armstrong on a number of learning themes, visit the The National Parenting Center.