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The Woman Who Changed Her Brain
Author: Barbara Arrowsmith Young
Free Press, N.Y. an imprint of Simon and Schuster 
Tentative Publication Date:  May 2012
Harper Collins, Australia
Tentative Publication Date:  May 2012
Square Peg, an imprint of Random House UK
Tentative Publication Date:  May 2012

Writing this book was a labour of love and was a collaborative process amongst three people - Barbara Arrowsmith Young, Annette Goodman, and Larry Scanlan.

This is the story and work of a remarkable woman. Though she began life severely learning disabled, she built herself a better brain and a brain training program that has helped thousands of others do the same.

Barbara Arrowsmith Young was born with severe learning disabilities.  Undaunted, she used her strengths to develop brain exercises to overcome her neurological deficits. She has gone on to change countless lives.

In the past five years, the idea that self-improvement can happen in the brain has caught hold and inspired new hope. Now, thanks to brilliant path breakers such as Barbara, rather than worrying about how our brains shape us, we can focus on shaping our brains.Young’s work is one of the first examples of the extensive and practical application of “neuroplasticity.” As the individuals described in this book change their brains, readers see how the brain works and what a profound impact improved mental capacity has on how we can participate in the world. Here her personal story is interwoven with fascinating accounts of the clinical mysteries and triumphant stories that Barbara has encountered during her career.  

The Arrowsmith cognitive training program originated in Toronto in 1978, but is now being implemented in schools in Canada and in the U.S. in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida, Georgia,  South Carolina and California.

Barbara Arrowsmith Young is the Director of Arrowsmith School and Arrowsmith Program. She holds a B.A.Sc. in Child Studies from the University of Guelph and a Master’s degree in School Psychology from the University of Toronto (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education).

For more information click here

"The Brain That Changes Itself" based on the fascinating book of the same name by Dr. Norman Doidge is available on David Suzuki's "The Nature of Things" on the CBC where it first appeared on November 27, 2008. It was recently presented by Arrowsmith Program at a special showing at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto followed by a question and answer period with Dr. Doidge. We gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation of 90th Parallel Productions and director Mike Sherrin who co-wrote the film with Dr. Doidge.

This fascinating documentary contains a segment that focuses on the work of Arrowsmith School with students with learning disabilities and places its program in the context of the broader field of neuroplasticity. From an introduction to the film written by Dr. Doidge:

"...the adult human brain, rather than being fixed or "hard-wired", can not only change itself but works by changing itself. It is "neuroplastic": "neuro" for neuron, the nerve cells in the brain, and "plastic" in the sense of adaptable, changeable, malleable. Neuroplasticity is the property of the brain that allows it to change its structure and function in response to what it senses, what it does and even what it thinks and imagines."

For more information about the "The Brain That Changes Itself" and the documentary please visit www.normandoidge.com

To watch it on the web please visit this link. This documentary is only available to viewers in Canada.

Arrowsmith School named Most Innovative Special Education School
2010 Brain Fitness Awards

Sharp Brains, based in San Francisco, is a consulting company focused in the area of cognitive health and neuroscience. Sharp Brains hosted the 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards which celebrated pioneering organizations around the world that are applying neuroplasticity based research and tools to "real world" applications in many different scientific disciplines. The 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards recognized organizations implementing results oriented and scalable initiatives that showcase innovative tools to improve cognitive and emotional functions. Out of a large number of submissions from different countries that covered a range of leading edge cognitive applications, Arrowsmith School was selected as a top ten finalist, and was named the "Most Innovative Special Education School"

More details on the 2010 Awards and Sharp Brains can be found at:
http://www.sharpbrains.com/innovation-awards/

Arrowsmith Program is pleased to announce that we are a Sponsor in the second annual SharpBrains Summit: Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century, March 30th to April 1st, 2011

This Summit is a virtual, global conference devoted to innovation, research and best practices for lifelong brain health. We encourage you to register for this event, which features global leaders from academia, industry and service.

You can learn more and register at early-bird rates before February 18, 2011, at http://www.sharpbrains.com/summit

Friends of Arrowsmith receive a 15% discount by using code: sbsarrowsmith

The Agenda with Steve Paikin for a podcast of a recent panel discussion on technology and the brain.

THE AGENDA with STEVE PAIKIN on TV ONTARIO
Barbara Young appeared on TVO’s flagship public affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paiken, on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 discussing the topic ‘Your Brain on Technology’ with a panel of experts and commentators in the field.. A podcast is available on the TVO website at

Click here to listen to the Agenda with Steve Palkin
or enter ‘Steve Paikin Barbara Young’ on Google (links from Canada)

Professionally Speaking is the magazine of the Ontario College of Teachers and published a cover story in its September, 2008 issue titled Raising Cognitive Capacity about the development of the Arrowsmith Program and its success in the Toronto Catholic District School Board where it has been available since 1997.

Professionally Speaking the magazine of the Ontario College of Teachers, has published a cover story in its September, 2008 issue titled Raising Cognitive Capacity about the development of the Arrowsmith Program and its success in the Toronto Catholic District School Board where it has been available since 1997.  The Arrowsmith Program is now offered in seven elementary schools in the TCDSB. Please click here to read the full story

Recent magazine articles about Arrowsmith

Dumbed Down by Leanne George in the November 7, 2008 issue of the Canadian weekly Maclean’s Magazine discusses cognitive development including the work of Arrowsmith School and is based in part on an interview with Barbara Young

Parents Seek Controversial Home Grown Program by Andrea Gordon in the December 8, 2008 Toronto Star newspaper reports on a proposal lead by parents to introduce the Arrowsmith Program into the Toronto District School Board.

Special Schools for Special Needs by Laura Ramsay in the Toronto Globe and Mail newspaper on September 22, 2008 about Arrowsmith School and the experiences of the family of one Arrowsmith School student.

The Plastic Brain by Sarah Scott in the July, 2008 issue of Reader’s Digest Canada  discusses neuroplasticity and describes the benefits of the Arrowsmith Program