A Mind at a Time Book

	Acknowledgments	7
1	A Mind at a Time: Introduction	13
	A Mind's Possibilities	23
	A Pediatric Perspective	24
2	The Ways of Learning	27
	How Learning Works	28
	Eight Systems	30
	Neurodevelopmental Profiles	35
	How a Mind's Profile Comes to Be	38
	How Lifestyles May Affect Learning Styles	43
	Splitting Rather Than Lumping	46
	The Early Detection of Dysfunction	48
	Some Adult Implications	48
3	Conducting a Mind: Our Attention Control System	51
	The Mental Energy Controls	57
	The Intake Controls	63
	The Output Controls	75
	The Impacts of the Attention Controls	82
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye on the Attention Controls as Children Age	83
	Practical Considerations	86
4	Remembering to Learn and Learning to Remember: Our Memory System	90
	Short-term Memory	93
	Active Working Memory	99
	Long-term Memory	104
	A Few More Memory Differences	114
	The Outlook	115
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Memory as Children Age	116
	Practical Considerations	117
5	Ways with Words: Our Language System	120
	The Different Languages That Make Up Language	121
	Language Levels	128
	The Special Challenge of Language Production	143
	Language and Its Ambassadorial Functions	144
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye (or Ear) on Language as Children Age	146
	Practical Considerations	147
6	Making Arrangements: Our Spatial and Sequential Ordering Systems	150
	Sequential Ordering	153
	Spatial Ordering	153
	Spatial Versus Sequential Ordering: Which Would You Rather Be Good At?	166
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Sequential and Spatial Ordering as Children Age	167
	Practical Considerations	168
7	Mind over Muscle: Our Motor System	170
	Forms of Motor Function	172
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Motor Function as Children Age	184
	Practical Considerations	185
8	Some Peeks at a Mind's Peaks: Our Higher Thinking System	188
	Conceptual Thinking	192
	Problem-Solving Thinking	196
	Critical Thinking	203
	Rule-Guided Thinking	207
	Creative Thinking	209
	The Role of Intuitive Thinking in Influencing All Forms of Higher Thinking	213
	The Higher Thinking System and the Other Neurodevelopmental Systems	215
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Higher Thinking as Children Age	216
	Practical Considerations	217
9	Relating to Relating: Our Social Thinking System	220
	The Big Three Social Missions	225
	Social Functions and Dysfunctions	228
	Are Some Kids Too Successful Socially?	239
	Minds over Time: Keeping a Watchful Eye on Social Thinking as Children Age	240
	Practical Considerations	241
10	When a Mind Falls Behind	245
	Constructing Neurodevelopmental Profiles	246
	Identifying the Breakdown Points	248
	When Bad Things Happen to Good Profiles	260
	Mining a Child's Precious Assets	262
	Identifying and Understanding Emotional Complications	262
	Hows Instead of Whys: Focusing on Identifying and Fixing the Breakdowns Instead of Their Causes	268
	The Benefits and Dangers When a Child's Mind Is Tested	269
	Roadblocks and Outcomes in Adulthood	271
11	Getting a Mind Realigned (but Not Redesigned)	277
	Management by Profile	277
	Accessing Special Services in School	287
	The Use of Medication	288
	Coaching and Mentoring	289
	Raoul: An Example of a Child Who Was Managed by Profile	290
12	Raisin' Brain: Homes for All Kinds of Minds	295
	Know Thy Child	296
	Responding to Gaps	298
	Fostering Strengths, Knacks, Talents, Intuitions, and Affinities	299
	Trying Not to Harm	302
	Supporting Education	303
	Maintaining an Intellectual Life at Home	305
	Fostering Optimism and a Positive View of the Future	306
13	The Right to Differ: Schools for All Kinds of Minds	307
	Teachers: Their Roles and Their Training for Those Roles	308
	Parents: Their Meaningful Involvement in a Child's Learning	314
	Students: Learning About Learning and Learning About Their Kinds of Minds	315
	Humane Schools: Protective and Nurturing Settings for All Kinds of Minds	318
	Pathways: Greater Availability of Options for Success	321
	The Educational Ambiance	331
	Results	335
	Neurodevelopmental Pluralism: A Mind at a Time as an Ethic	335
	Helpful Readings and Other Resources	337
	Index	343