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The Anthropology of Twice Exceptionality

Is Today’s Disability Yesterday’s (or Tomorrow’s) Evolutionary Advantage? A Case Study with Add/Adhd

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Part of the book series: Advances in Creativity and Giftedness ((ACAG,volume 25))

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Some anthropologists and psychologists suggest that the ADD/ADHD arrangement of the prefrontal cortex may have been an evolutionary advantage 20,000 years ago when humans had a greater need to respond rapidly to stimuli in the environment and to consider creative or non-linear approaches to solving problems.

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    Kathleen M. Pierce

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Trammell, J. (2014). The Anthropology of Twice Exceptionality. In: Ambrose, D., Sriraman, B., Pierce, K.M. (eds) A Critique of Creativity and Complexity. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness, vol 25. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-773-5_14

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