Misunderstood Child Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities

Name: Misunderstood Child Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities
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ISBN: 9780307338631

ISBN-10: 0307338630

ISBN-13: 9780307338631

Edition: 4th 2006

Authors: Larry B. Silver

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The fully revised and updated must-have resource to help you become a supportive and assertive advocate for your child In print for more than twenty years, "The Misunderstood Child" has become the go-to reference guide for families of children with learning disorders. This newly revised edition provides the latest research and new and updated content, including: - How to identify and address specific disabilities, from dyslexia to sensory integration disorder - New information on the genetics of learning disorders - Expanded sections on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - The most recent neurological discoveries about how the brain functions in children with learning…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 450
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface to the Fourth Edition



Understanding Learning Disabilities and Related Disorders



What You Must Know to Understand Learning Disabilities



Your Task as a Parent



Basic Information to Understand



Learning Disabilities



Learning Disabilities



Learning Disabilities Are Life Disabilities



Learning Disabilities: The Evaluation Process



Learning Disabilities: The Evaluation Procedures



Your Role in the Treatment of Learning Disabilities



The Adult with Learning Disabilities



The Gifted Student with Learning Disabilities



Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder



Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder



The Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder



Nonmedication Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder



Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder with Medication



The Adult with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder



The Related Disorders



The Regulatory Disorders



The Tic Disorders



The Secondary Emotional, Social, and Family Problems



Normal Development



Psychosocial Problems with Children Who Have Learning Disabilities



Psychosocial Problems with Adolescents Who Have Learning Disabilities



Family Reactions to the Child or Adolescent with Learning Disabilities



Social Skills Problems



Treatment for Emotional, Social, and Family Problems



The School System



School Policies and Laws



Concluding Thoughts



The Controversial Therapies



Personal Thoughts


Resources


Index