Book Title: The Learning Disability Myth
Author(s): Dr. Robin Pauc
Category: Self Help
Number of pages: 213
What it's about: Dr. Pauc theorizes that the common diagnoses of childhood, such as ADHD, ADD, OCD, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, and Tourette's are all stemming from the same issue, which is a neurological developmental imbalance. He refers to this as Developmental Delay Syndrome.
What I liked best: I liked the fact that he believes that DDS can be treated with proper diet as well as physical and mental exercise, to retrain the brain.
One of Dr. Pauc's theories is that Developmental Delay Syndrome is caused by an imbalance in the development of brain hemispheres (one hemisphere is more developed than the other). Physical exercise (balance and coordination) and mental exercise (cognitive training) is prescribed to correct this imbalance, and a proper diet is recommended for overall brain health.
If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a behavioural issue and medication is recommended, and you are looking for an alternative, this book is a MUST READ.
My rating: 5
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1.25.2010
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
Book title: Outliers
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Category: Non-fiction, Self Help
Number of pages: 309
What it's about: The author examines the stories of some of the most successful people in history and reveals some surprising insight behind their success.
What I liked best: The fact that Malcom Gladwell brings a realistic perspective to success made this book interesting: all of the "outliers" featured didn't succeed on their own - they had help, and they also didn't succeed overnight - they worked hard.
What I think: This is a good book to read in the early years of one's adult life, because one of the key common threads in all of the success stories featured is amount of time put towards one's goals (as in, there is no such thing as an overnight success). There seems to be an average time frame of about ten years of effort before big rewards begin to surface.
My rating: 4 stars
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Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Category: Non-fiction, Self Help
Number of pages: 309
What it's about: The author examines the stories of some of the most successful people in history and reveals some surprising insight behind their success.
What I liked best: The fact that Malcom Gladwell brings a realistic perspective to success made this book interesting: all of the "outliers" featured didn't succeed on their own - they had help, and they also didn't succeed overnight - they worked hard.
What I think: This is a good book to read in the early years of one's adult life, because one of the key common threads in all of the success stories featured is amount of time put towards one's goals (as in, there is no such thing as an overnight success). There seems to be an average time frame of about ten years of effort before big rewards begin to surface.
My rating: 4 stars
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