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Main description:
Written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, and an educational therapist who has been a trainer for more than two decades, this book provides a comprehensive coverage of developmental disabilities, ranging from learning disability (dyslexia) to intellectual disability (mental retardation) to autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Broadly following the DSM-5 (2014), Essentials of Learning Disabilities and Other Developmental Disorders offers an authenticated account of each disability with a strong focus on assessment. It provides an overview of the subject in an accessible form to teachers, trainers and clinical practitioners in the Indian context.
Key Features
* Offers a lucid account of the subject matter for use by teachers, educators, occupational therapists and psychologists
* Includes research from studies carried out in India and Southeast Asia
* Refers to practice guidelines of the Indian Psychological Association on the assessment of learning disabilities
* Discusses newly available psychological tests normed on the Indian population for testing intellectual and learning disabilities
Contents:
Preface
Development and Developmental Disabilities
The Brain and Learning
Identification and Assessment
Learning Disability I-Reading Learning Disability (Dyslexia)
Learning Disability II-Mathematics Learning Disability (Dyscalculia)
Learning Disability III-Written Expression Learning Disability (Dysgraphia)
Intellectual Disability
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Special Needs Education
Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment Programme: An Approach to Teaching Children with Developmental Disabilities
Glossary
References
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Sage Publications Limited (SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd)
Publication date: December, 2016
Pages: 248
Weight: 310g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Psychiatry