Overview
This book deals with learning disorders in children: defining what constitutes learning disorders; classifying the types; reviewing the neuropsychological dysfunctions concomitant with each such type; diagnosis and assessment (multidisciplinary), encompassing psychological, educational, psychiatric and neurological elements; principles of remediation and management, pharmacological and psychotherapeutic; prevention; and a separate section on clinical patterns and intervention recommendations for the various types of learning disorder. Up-to-date research is reported throughout and case examples support the clinical sections. A final chapter deals with future directions for service and research.
- | Author: Archie A. Silver
- | Publisher: Wiley
- | Publication Date: Jan 16, 1991
- | Number of Pages: 704 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0471508284
- | ISBN-13: 9780471508281
