The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities Assessing Learning Needs of Children and Adolescents /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wilson, H. Kent (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Braaten, Ellen B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Current Clinical Psychiatry,
• Subjects: Psychiatry.; Clinical psychology.; General practice (Medicine).; Pediatrics.; Clinical Psychology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

This book connects experts in the field of child assessment to provide child psychiatrists with knowledge in evaluation and educational programming. The book provides a review of the latest science behind: common learning disabilities, including etiology and guidelines for assessment/diagnosis; neur...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1. An Introduction to Assessment
• Chapter2. Reading Disorders/Dyslexia
• Chapter3. Mathematics Disorders
• Chapter4. Disorders of Written Expression
• Chapter5. Language Disorders
• Chapter6. Nonverbal Learning Disability
• Chapter7. Intellectual Disabilities
• Chapter8. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Dysfunction
• Chapter9. Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Chapter10. Mood Disorders
• Chapter11. Anxiety Disorders
• Chapter12. Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Chapter13. Special Education: Laws and Procedures
• Chapter14. Managing the Needs of Transition Age Youth.