A neurodevelopmental approach to specific learning disorders

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Whitmore Kingsley.; Hart Hilary.; Willems Guy.
Published: Mac Keith Distributed by Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: London
Publication Dates: c1999.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 145
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Carrier Form: ix, 304 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1898683115
9781898683117
Index Number: G76
CLC: G76
Call Number: G76/N494
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
What do we mean by SLD? a historical persective -- The neurological basis of learning disorders in children -- Dyslexia-why can't I learn to read -- Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia -- Developmental coordination disorder (DCD): alias the clumsy child syndrome -- AD(H)D, hyperkinetic disorders, DAMP, and related behavior disorders -- The genetics of specific learning disorders -- Pre- and perinatal precursors of specific learning disorders -- Insights from infants: temporal processing abilities and genetics contribute to language impairment -- Psychosoci course of specific learning disabilities -- Identification of specific learning disorder at the age of 5 years -- Imaging in learning disorders -- Preventing and managing specific learning difficulties in the classroom -- Management of behavioural problems in specific learning dosorders -- Prevention and management of specific learning disorders.