Learning disabilities sourcebook
Subtitle: basic consumer health information about dyslexia, auditory and visual processing disorders, communication disorders, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other conditions that impede learning, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, hearing and visual impairments, chromosome-based disorders, and brain injury; along with facts about brain function, assessment, therapy and remediation, accommodations, assistive technology, legal protections, and tips about family life, school transitions, and employment strategies, a glossary of related terms, and directories of additional resources
By: edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon.
Contributors: Shannon, Joyce Brennfleck.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Health reference series
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 641
ISBN-13: 9780780810396
Subjects: Learning disabilities -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Learning disabled children -- Education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Learning disabled -- Education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Learning disabilities -- United States -- Diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: "Provides basic consumer health information about various learning disabilities, with facts about diagnosis, instructional approaches, legal and financial issues, and with coping tips. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.