Wonderfully Wired Brains by Louise Gooding - Neurodiversity Guide - Ages 7-9 - Hardback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780241568163
Publisher: DK Children
Age Range: 7-9 years

Overview
Wonderfully Wired Brains is a warm, informative guide that helps children understand neurodiversity, written by neurodiverse author Louise Gooding and illustrated by Ruth Burrows. Designed for readers aged 7-9, it explains how neurodivergent brains work, introduces inspiring real-world advocates, and creates a safe, affirming space for neurodivergent children while educating neurotypical peers. A vibrant hardback packed with colourful illustrations and clear language, it's an essential addition to any family or classroom bookshelf exploring difference and inclusion.

About the Book
Our brains are unique in how they function, think and process the world, and Wonderfully Wired Brains celebrates exactly that. Divided into four sections, the book explores how brains work generally, then looks closer at neurodiverse conditions such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, synaesthesia, OCD and tics, offering accurate, age-appropriate explanations. A historical timeline traces growing understanding of neurodiversity through the ages, while a final section introduces readers to modern-day neurodivergent trailblazers challenging stereotypes.

Written by Louise Gooding, who is herself neurodivergent, the book brings genuine lived experience and empathy to every page, combined with careful research into science, history and brain-bursting facts. The font and colour choices throughout have been specifically selected to make the book easier to read for neurodiverse children, ensuring the design itself is inclusive. Whether a child is neurodivergent or not, the book encourages empathy, curiosity and acceptance, making the case that no two brains work the same way and that these differences deserve to be celebrated rather than hidden. The book has been highly commended for the Week Junior Book Awards and shortlisted for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award, reflecting its quality as an educational resource for primary-age children.

Key Benefits

• Written by a neurodivergent author with genuine lived experience of neurodiversity
• Clear, accurate explanations of ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia and more
• Colourful, modern illustrations and inclusive font and colour choices
• Introduces inspiring neurodivergent role models from history and today
• Builds empathy, confidence and acceptance for neurodivergent and neurotypical readers alike
• Award-recognised: highly commended for the Week Junior Book Awards

About the Author
Louise Gooding is a neurodivergent author who writes from personal and family experience to help children explore neurological and physical difference with honesty and compassion. She is a member of SCBWI, an Inclusive Minds ambassador, and leads The Writers and Illustrators of Zurich. Illustrator Ruth Burrows is a British illustrator and designer whose colourful artwork brings warmth and accessibility to the book, working from her studio in Lincolnshire. Together, their combined expertise creates a book that is both beautifully presented and deeply authentic.

Why You'll Love This Book
A heartfelt, beautifully illustrated guide that makes neurodiversity easy to understand and celebrate. Perfect for curious young readers, classrooms and families wanting honest, affirming conversations about how wonderfully different brains can be.

Please Note: Cover shown is the UK edition; ISBN and edition are for the UK market as listed.