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Author:   Archie A. Silver ,  Rosa A. Hagin
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 5.00cm , Length: 25.90cm
Weight:   1.338kg
ISBN:  

9780471392590

ISBN 10:   0471392596
Pages:   658
Publication Date:   22 March 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS INFLUENCING EDUCATION OF CHILDREN,ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS WITH DISORDERS OF LEARNING. Developments in Education. Socioeconomic, Political, and Legal Development. Developments in the Neurosciences. DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION. Current Definitions: A Review and Critique. Classification and Clinical Patterns of Learning Disabilities. PRINCIPLES OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. Educational and Psychological Diagnosis. Psychiatric and Neurological Diagnosis. Educational Remediation. Drugs Affecting Learning and Memory. Prevention of Disorders of Learning. CLINICAL PATTERNS OF DISORDERS OF LEARNING. Developmental Learning Disabilities. Effects of Poverty, Cultural Differences and InappropriateStimulation. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders. Learning Disorders with an Organic Basis. Tourette's Syndrome. EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. Education in a Democratic Society.

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.,. provides a comprehensive summary of current laws, practice and research in the field...remains engaging and accessible throughout... ( British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Vol 21(4), November 2003)

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ARCHIE A. SILVER, MD, is a Distinguished Scholar, Professor ofPsychiatry, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, andCodirector of the Center for Infant and Child Development at theUniversity of South Florida, College of Medicine. He is among theBest Doctors in America, a medical referral service that refers thetop physicians in the country. ROSA A. HAGIN, PhD, is Research Professor of Psychology at NewYork University School of Medicine and Professor Emerita at FordhamUniversity, where she founded the School Consultation Center, whichis named in her honor.

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