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Articles by Dr. Thomas Armstrong

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• Special Education and the Concept of Neurodiversity, New Horizons for Learning Online Journal, Vol. XI, No. 3, Fall, 2005.
• "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.
• "Little Geniuses", Parenting, September, 1989.

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