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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Book Review: The Woman Who Changed Her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young (in The Toronto Star)

"Dr. Norman Doidge is a Toronto psychiatrist who has written about both Arrowsmith-Young and neuroplasticity, first in a magazine article and then in The Brain That Changes Itself (Penguin Books, 2007). He also wrote the foreword to "The Woman Who Changed Her Brain." He's clearly bothered that so few people know about Arrowsmith's methods, given the need.

"Unfortunately, access is the issue — not just lack of knowledge. The majority of Canadian families can't afford tuition at the private schools where the Arrowsmith program is primarily offered. Until this knowledge and these programs make it into mainstream public schools, children and youth with learning disabilities will continue to be disadvantaged."

Full review: The Woman Who Changed Her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young.