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| '''Barbara Arrowsmith Young''' (born 1951) is a Canadian educator, author, and lecturer. She is the founder of the ] for children with ] and the Arrowsmith Program which forms the basis of the school's teaching method. In 2012 she published ''The Woman Who Changed Her Brain'', containing an autobiographical account of how she overcame her own severe learning disabilities and case studies of other learning disabled people who overcame similar problems using her method.<ref name = "Doidge">] (2008). , ''The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science''. Penguin. ISBN 9780141038872</ref><ref name = "Barmak1">Barmak, Sarah (1 June 2012). . '']''. Retrieved 4 June 2015.</ref><ref name = "Eggertson">Eggertson, Laura (26 May 2012). . '']''. Retrieved 4 June 2015.</ref> | |||
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Barbara Arrowsmith Young (born 1951) is a Canadian educator, author, and lecturer. She is the founder of the Arrowsmith School for children with learning disabilities and the Arrowsmith Program which forms the basis of the school's teaching method. In 2012 she published The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, containing an autobiographical account of how she overcame her own severe learning disabilities and case studies of other learning disabled people who overcame similar problems using her method.
Life an Career
Arrowsmith young was born in Toronto to Jack and Barbara Young. Her father was an electrical engineer who worked for Canadian General Electric. As a child she had exceptional visual and auditory memory coupled with several severe learning deficits in other areas, including dyslexia and problems with spatial reasoning, logic, and kinesthetic perception.
References
- ^ Doidge, Norman (2008). Chapter 2: "Building Herself a Better Brain", The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. Penguin. ISBN 9780141038872
- Barmak, Sarah (1 June 2012). "Step by painful step, she built a better brain". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- Eggertson, Laura (26 May 2012). "The Woman Who Changed Her Brain by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young: Review". Toronto Star. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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