Recent groundbreaking research examining the minds of the most highly intelligent, creative, and intense brains translated by a neuroscientist through interviews, storytelling, and literary science. Insight Into a Bright Mind explores new directions for the neurodiverse experiences of humans. You will learn how your brain is as unique as your fingerprint, and how your experience is elevated because you're simply "hard-wired" differently. "Nicole Tetreault has synthesized and translated fascinating breakthroughs in the neuroscience field, beautifully illustrated through truthful personal stories, memoir, vulnerability, a good dose of humor, and heartfelt letters to the reader. This is an extraordinary creative book, perfectly suited for the gifted, talented, and twice-exceptional, as well as anyone who's curious how their unique brain works." - Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., Humanistic Psychologist and author of Transcend "Nicole Tetreault's Insight Into a Bright Mind is a true gift to the differently wired community! By blending neuroscience, evidence-based research, anecdotes about twice-exceptional children and adults, and lived experience in a warm, accessible way, Nicole offers an insightful companion for anyone interested in better understanding the complexities and strengths of neurodivergent humans. Insight Into a Bright Mind is a hopeful and practical must-read for any parent raising an exceptional child." - Debbie Reber, founder Tilt Parenting, author Differently Wired "Dr. Tetreault will capture the mind of readers. She writes knowingly about the brain, "a composite of emotions, words, stories, bodily sensations, our environment, experiences, and genetics, orchestrating the development of our authentic self." She also reveals her own self, complementing her extensive knowledge with personal revelations. These are riveting, memorable, and even poetic. Insight into a Bright Mind is incredibly informative and beautifully written and, much like a "brain-print," it is totally unique." - Joanne Foster, Ed.D., author of ABCs of Raising Smarter Kids , Not Now, Maybe Later , Bust Your Buts , Being Smart about Gifted Education , and Beyond Intelligence "Nicole Tetreault's Insight into a Bright Mind makes a wonderful contribution to our understanding of gifted and twice exceptional students. I found Tetreault's writing engaging. Her use of metaphors and personal stories make the content come alive as the reader is introduced to both the neuroscience of differently wired brains and the benefits of neurodiversity in how humans think. Peppered throughout with relevant research, quotes, and practical examples, this book will not disappoint. It promises to excite and enlighten all who choose to dive into this new territory." - Susan Baum PhD, Provost of Bridges Graduate School and author of To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled "Few books that I have read, in any field, have taken such a complex subject and made it both personally accessible and meaningful. Dr. Tetreault's work has powerful implications for the fields of education, psychology, neuroscience, and human development. This book is a must-read if you seek to understand yourself or your work at a deeper level." - Matthew Zakreski, Psy.D. Dear Insight Reader, Thank you for your interest in Insight into a Bright Mind . For me, reading is sacred. When I read, it is a time that I can quiet my mind and absorb the words on the pages as the writer opens their heart and mind. My love for reading came later in life, as I am dyslexic. It was when I read Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings that I fell in love with her words on the page. When I finished her book, I was a freshman in high school. It was the first book I read from start to finish where I wanted to begin reading it over and over and over again. I felt, after reading Maya's words, that we were old friends. To this day, I open books from Oliver Sacks, Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver, and many others, that offer me comfort when the world feels like it is upside down. There is an intimacy shared between the reader and writer, where the writer depends on a reader to catch them on the other side of the page. So, reader, thank you for catching me. Books are portals into worlds where we expand our imaginations and learn empathy to see and love others who appear different from ourselves. My intention in writing this book is to open our minds to the vast beauty of human diversity and neurodiversity. There are so many messages we receive from the world that we are not worthy. And I tell you this, from the marrow of my bones, everything about you is worthy, glorious, and full of light. Everything you need is already inside of you. Let us embrace diversity as we see one another and realize at the core we are all made from stars. We are part of a universal collective, each of us reflecting as a unique wavelength of a rainbow. May this book offer you freedom and compassion to step into