How we can shape our minds

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Presented by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is recognised as the creator of one of the first practical treatment applications utilising the principles of neuroplasticity. She will share with you her personal journey of discovery, driven by her hunt for a solution to her own debilitating learning disorders.

She will also share with you the universal journey, which involves furthering our own knowledge of how our brains shape us and our understanding of the world, and she will reveal how we can gain insight into our own functioning and that of others.

What is most promising is that through our growing understanding of neuroplasticity, we now have the knowledge to develop treatments to shape our brains.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is the founder of the Arrowsmith Program. She began using these principles in 1978 to develop cognitive programs to address learning disorders, first starting with her own debilitating set of brain deficits. In her presentation she will talk about her journey of discovery, the lines of research she combined, and the outcomes achieved over her 30+ years as an educator and researcher.

She will describe a number of learning disorders, from those that impact the learner in school to those that affect us in life. She will discuss ‘cognitive glitches’ - those areas of weakness that we are all familiar with and which we often explain away by saying, “I am just not good at navigating, recognising faces, [fill in the blank].” She will also discuss ‘cognitive mismatches’ – situations we find ourselves in where the demand of the task is incompatible with our cognitive functioning and the challenges this presents. Her talk will also include a discussion of the nature of the transformation that occurs as the function of deficit areas are stimulated through cognitive exercises.

Barbara presented to a sell out event in 2012. Back by popular demand, we are delighted to have her at UWA once again.

THINGS TO KNOW:

Barbara’s presentation will take approximately one hour with time for questions. Her book “The Woman Who Changed Her Brain” will be available for sale, and information about her “Arrowsmith Program” will also be provided.