How learning disorders develop -- Neuropsychological constructs -- Issues in syndrome validation -- Less well-validated learning disorders -- Differential diagnosis -- Dyslexia / with Robin L. Peterson and Lauren M. McGrath -- Speech and language disorders / with Robin L. Peterson and Lauren M. McGrath -- Autism spectrum disorder / with Lauren M. McGrath and Robin L. Peterson -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / with Lauren M. McGrath and Robin L. Peterson -- Intellectual disability / with Lauren M. McGrath and Robin L. Peterson -- Developmental coordination disorder -- Mathematics disorder -- Nonverbal learning disability -- Evidence-based practice: barriers and benefits -- Controversial therapies
Summary
"Recent years have seen major advances in understanding and treating a wide range of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect children's learning and behavior. This authoritative work provides an accessible overview of what learning disorders are, how they develop, and how to diagnose them and intervene appropriately. The second edition has been substantially revised and expanded to bring practitioners fully up to date. Now grounded in a multiple-cognitive deficit model of learning disorders - unlike the prior edition's modular, single-deficit model - the volume has a heightened locus on evidence-based practice and contains several entirely new chapters."
