Trying Differently Rather Than Harder

Trying Differently Rather Than Harder

Rethinking Neurodiversity, Transforming Lives

By Lynn Alsup(Author), Nathalie Brassard(Author), Melissa Elligson(Author), Perry Rath(Illustrator), Diane Malbin(Contributor)

Have you ever felt like you’ve tried everything to change behaviors and nothing worked? The harder you tried, the more discouraged, alone, and desperate you felt? There is hope!

The FASCETS Neurobehavioral Approach links brain with behaviors, leading to supports that actually make a difference. We pause and ask, “What if the brain has something to do with what I’m seeing?” This allows us to respond to confusing, sometimes challenging, behaviors in new ways. It strengthens relationships and wellbeing. Let’s think brain first!

This new, updated and expanded version of Diane Malbin’s original work invites the reader to explore and respond to neurodiversity from a new perspective. It includes an introduction to Primary Characteristics commonly associated with neurodiversity and explores the challenges that result from a poor fit between how an individual’s brain works and their environment, including an extensive collection of stories showing the power of implementing the NB Approach. It offers a pathway to hope, greater peace and connection. It also specifically addresses fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), affecting at least one in twenty people in North America.