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Labelling Our Brains

Labelling Our Brains

May 15, 2011 | Positive Voices | 1 Comment

A New Frame of Reference for Human Intelligence

Professor Dr. Marius Romme MD. Sandra Escher PhD and Tim O’Kennedy

Black or white. Good or bad. Acceptable or unacceptable. Right or wrong. It’s a feature of the human condition that we like to put labels on things, labels which allow us not only to identify the essence of a thing – its fundamental nature – but also its perceived worth or value to us.

Abnormal or normal. Standard or non-standard? Disease or variation of human experience? In this article Marius, Sandra and Tim consider a new and empowering frame of reference.

Read the article here: Labelling Our Brains

Tags: Critical Perspectives, Difference, Empowerment, Human Variation, Intelligence, Labelling, Positivity

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