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Beschreibung
Neurodivergent Athletes Who Redefined Greatness is a powerful addition to the Neurodivergent Legends series, celebrating extraordinary athletes who transformed the world of sport through talent, determination, and a different way of thinking. Through beautifully illustrated profiles and engaging, accessible storytelling, this book introduces young readers to sporting legends with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or Tourette's whose unique minds helped them achieve greatness.

From Olympic champions and world-record holders such as Michael Phelps and Simone Biles, to trailblazing team sports stars like Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali, each chapter reveals how these athletes harnessed their strengths to overcome obstacles, challenge expectations, and perform at the highest levels of competition. Rather than focusing on limitations, the book highlights the qualities that helped them succeed: intense focus, creativity, resilience, pattern recognition, hyperfocus, determination, and an unwavering passion for their sport.

Written for children, young adults and parents, this book provides representation that is too often missing in sporting stories. It presents real athletes whose neurodivergence is portrayed with respect, accuracy, and admiration, helping readers understand that success does not come from thinking exactly like everyone else. Each profile offers an inspiring reminder that different minds can achieve extraordinary things.

Alongside uplifting storytelling, the book features warm, expressive artwork that brings each athlete's journey to life and encourages curiosity, confidence, and self-belief. Whether read at home, shared in the classroom, or gifted to a young athlete looking for inspiration, Neurodivergent Athletes Who Redefined Greatness celebrates the power of embracing who you are and recognising the strengths that make you unique.
Neurodivergent Athletes Who Redefined Greatness is a powerful addition to the Neurodivergent Legends series, celebrating extraordinary athletes who transformed the world of sport through talent, determination, and a different way of thinking. Through beautifully illustrated profiles and engaging, accessible storytelling, this book introduces young readers to sporting legends with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or Tourette's whose unique minds helped them achieve greatness.

From Olympic champions and world-record holders such as Michael Phelps and Simone Biles, to trailblazing team sports stars like Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali, each chapter reveals how these athletes harnessed their strengths to overcome obstacles, challenge expectations, and perform at the highest levels of competition. Rather than focusing on limitations, the book highlights the qualities that helped them succeed: intense focus, creativity, resilience, pattern recognition, hyperfocus, determination, and an unwavering passion for their sport.

Written for children, young adults and parents, this book provides representation that is too often missing in sporting stories. It presents real athletes whose neurodivergence is portrayed with respect, accuracy, and admiration, helping readers understand that success does not come from thinking exactly like everyone else. Each profile offers an inspiring reminder that different minds can achieve extraordinary things.

Alongside uplifting storytelling, the book features warm, expressive artwork that brings each athlete's journey to life and encourages curiosity, confidence, and self-belief. Whether read at home, shared in the classroom, or gifted to a young athlete looking for inspiration, Neurodivergent Athletes Who Redefined Greatness celebrates the power of embracing who you are and recognising the strengths that make you unique.
Über den Autor
Caissie Dillon is an Australian author and storyteller with a lifelong passion for using words to create connection, understanding, and belonging. Her career spans the entertainment industry and professional writing, where she has shaped stories and ideas for audiences and brands worldwide. Across every medium, Caissie is guided by a single belief: that stories are how we make sense of ourselves, how we learn empathy, and how we come to see one another more clearly. Caissie believes stories do more than entertain. They shape identity, challenge assumptions, and open doors for people who have been told they do not belong. She writes with empathy, imagination, and deep respect for voices that are too often misunderstood or overlooked. As a neurodivergent person and the parent of a neurodivergent child, Caissie brings lived experience to her work. She views difference not as something to fix, but as something to celebrate. Her writing is for children who feel out of place, for families learning new language around how minds can work, and for anyone discovering that their difference may be their greatest strength. More about Caissie and her work can be found at [...]
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Sachliteratur
Rubrik: Kinder & Jugend
Thema: Nachschlagewerke
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Neurodivergent Legends
ISBN-13: 9781764440059
ISBN-10: 1764440056
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dillon, Caissie
Hersteller: Neurodivergent Legends
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Caissie Dillon
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.06.2026
Gewicht: 0,224 kg
Artikel-ID: 135649748