Neurodiverse Planet

A positive look at neurodiversity in today's world

Everyone on our planet is unique. Our bodies and faces are all slightly different from one another and so are our minds and personalities. A lot of these differences exist because of how our brains work. People who experience and process the world around them a little differently are known as neurodivergent.

Neurodiverse Planet offers a positive, accessible look at neurodiversity for readers aged 9 and up by exploring what neurodivergence is and the many different ways in which it can impact people. It looks at some more widely recognised ND conditions, such as autism and ADHD, alongside some lesser-known ones, such as synaesthesia and dyscalculia.

It highlights the challenges that neurodiverse people may face, as well as the unique abilities that they can sometimes have, and explores what we can all do to make the world a better, more accepting place for neurodiverse people. It also looks forward to what the future might hold for neurodiversity.

Contents:

Everyone is different!
Our amazing brains
Being neurodivergent
Changing through time
Case study: Leonardo da Vinci
The modern movement
Autism
Case study: Dr Temple Grandin
ADHD
Dyslexia
Case study: Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Dyspraxia
Synaesthesia
Case study: Synaesthetic art
A whole world of differences
Brain and body
Understanding neurodiversity
Making life easier
Looking after everyone
Our neurodiverse future
Glossary
Further information
Index

Books in the series:

Plastic Planet
Hot Planet
Pandemic Planet
Recycled Planet
Sustainable Planet
Extinction Planet
Peaceful Planet?
Unequal Planet
Watery Planet
Crowded Planet
Hungry Planet