The Shut-Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child
by By Selznick, Richard, Ph.D.
Category: Family & Relationships , Learning Disabilities

One of the worst feelings a child can have is being discouraged in school. The sense of hopelessness that pervades can become almost insurmountable. This is the emotional experience for the child called the shut-down learner. Also referred to as Lego kids or high-spatial children, such kids thrive with hands-on tasks that use their visual and spatial abilities. This book offers perspective and hope to parents who are struggling with these issues.