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Facing learning disabilities in the adult years

By Shapiro, Joan Poliner & Rich, Rebecca

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"Facing Learning Disabilities in the Adult Years is an invaluable resource not only for learning disabled adults, but also high school and college students with learning disabilities, their parents, and professionals across disciplines. Here is the most up-to-date information on the causes and symptoms of learning disabilities, specific conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, a review of definitions, an update of research and advances in the neurosciences, assessment and intervention, pertinent legal issues, making college and employment plans, the role of professionals, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-0-19511-335-8
Publisher
New York ; Oxford University Press, 1999.


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Reviewed on November 1, 1999

Technically, learning-disabled individuals are those who experience difficulty in one or more academic areas despite displaying average or better IQ; 20 percent of all school-aged children in the United States fall into this category. Sternberg (psychology and education, Yale) and Grigorenko (a research scientist at Yale) argue that this criterion is inadequate because it does not differentiate between physiological and external causes. Furthermore, they support flexible teaching methods that address students' indiv...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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