Diagnosis and management of learning disabilities : an interdisciplinary/lifespan approach
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Diagnosis and management of learning disabilities : an interdisciplinary/lifespan approach
Chapman & Hall, 1992
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-233) and index
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Description
This book is primarily written for practitioners involved in diagnosis and treatment of children with learning disabilities. It should also be read by parents or professionals who have little familiarity with this problem. These children have a multitude of problems including academic, social, emotional, behavioural and familial. The text follows an interdisciplinary approach to enable an understanding of the child's problems and needs. The authors themselves are from different disciplines; a developmental paediatrician, developmental psychiatrist and an educational psychologist. The life span approach to care is followed and encompasses early identification of learning disabilities, language based learning disabilities, occupational therapy and transition programming. Types of treatment are discussed and the effectiveness of these intervention techniques; as well as how to convey information to parents. This book should be of interest to undergraduates and graduates of educational studies for children with learning disabilities. Parents of children with learning disabilities; professional teachers of children with learning disabilities.
Table of Contents
Part I: Establishing the diagnosis. Learning disabilities in pre-school children. Learning disabililties. The physician's diagnostic role in learning disabilities. Psychological evaluation. Educational evaluation. Language evaluation. Occupational therapy evaluation. Interdisciplinary diagnosis. Part II: Planning for treatment. Planning for treatment of learning disabilities and associated primary handicapping conditions. Planning for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Planning for treatment of secondary handicapping conditions. Life after high school.
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