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Adult learning disorders : contemporary issues / edited by Lorraine E. Wolf, Hope E. Schreiber, Jeanette Wasserstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning disabilities.
- Learning disabilities--Genetic aspects.
- Developmental disabilities.
- Developmental disabilities--Genetic aspects.
- Nervous system--Imaging.
- Nervous system.
- Brain--Imaging.
- Brain.
- Developmental Disabilities.
- Developmental Disabilities--genetics.
- Diagnostic Imaging.
- Learning Disabilities.
- Learning Disabilities--genetics.
- Nervous System.
- Medical Subjects:
- Brain.
- Developmental Disabilities.
- Developmental Disabilities--genetics.
- Diagnostic Imaging.
- Learning Disabilities.
- Learning Disabilities--genetics.
- Nervous System.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Psychology Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults. The authors in this volume not only discuss such advances as they apply to adults with learning disorders, but also address their translation into clinical practice.
- One cluster of chapters addresses developmental concerns as children and adolescents with learning disorders approach young adulthood. Experts discuss dyslexia, language-based and writing disorders, perhaps the most widely studied group of learning disorders, from the point of view of neuroimaging and genetic underpinnings. Chapters on the neuroscience of nonverbal, math, and executive function disorders are also included.
- Clinically oriented chapters with case studies, recommendations for accommodation, and considerations for evaluation follow. Study of specialized populations-such as late high school students, college, medical, and law students-further demonstrate how our expanded knowledge base may be applicable to clinical practice. The heterogeneity of adults with learning disorders, the complexity of their clinical presentation, and coexisting disorders are addressed from both a scientific and clinical point of view demonstrating how empirical research and clinical practice inform each other.
- This volume will enhance the practice of clinicians and educators working with adults with neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as providing essential current information for researchers of adults with learning disorders.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Development
- Chapter 1 Normal and Learning Disabled (LD) Development of Academic Skills / Janet Cohen Sherman 3
- Chapter 2 Sex Differences in Brain Development and Learning Disability / Kathryn Kniele, Ruben C. Gur 25
- Chapter 3 The Concept of Atypical Brain Development (ABD) as Applied to Developmental Learning Disorders / Jeffrey W. Gilger, Bonnie J. Kaplan 55
- Part 2 Neurobiology and Specific Learning Disorders
- Chapter 4 Developmental Dyslexia in Adults: Implications for Studies of Its Etiology / Elena L. Grigorenko 83
- Chapter 5 Reading Fluency in Adults / Anne Daniels 111
- Chapter 6 Structural and Functional Imaging Research on Language Disorders: Specific Language Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorders / Helen Tager-Flusberg, Kristen A. Lindgren, Maria Mody 127
- Chapter 7 Syndrome of Noverbal Learning Disabilities in Adults / Katherine D. Tsatsanis, Byron P. Rourke 159
- Chapter 8 Disorders of Mathematics: Implications for Adult Functioning / Frank Krueger, Jordan Grafman 191
- Chapter 9 Executive Functioning and Self-Regulation in Young Adults: Implications for Neurodevelopmental Learning Disorders / Lorraine E. Wolf, Edith Kaplan 219
- Part 3 Diagnosis and Assessment
- Chapter 10 Comprehensive Evaluation of Adults With Learning Disabilities / Robert L. Mapou 247
- Chapter 11 The Importance of Phonological Processing Rather Than IQ Discrepancy in Understanding Adults With Reading Disorders / Linda S. Siegel, Ian S. Smythe 275
- Chapter 12 Assessment of Written Expression in the Adult Population / Noel Gregg, Chris Coleman, Jennifer Lindstrom 301
- Chapter 13 Coexisting Psychiatric Disorders in Postsecondary Students Referred for Neuropsychological Evaluation for Learning Disorders (LD) or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) / Hope Schreiber 333
- Part 4 Life Outcomes
- Chapter 14 Making the Transition to Adulthood for Individuals With Learning Disorders / Celiane Rey-Casserly, Jane Holmes Bernstein 363
- Chapter 15 Accommodations: Research to Practice / Noel Gregg, Deanna Morgan, Jennifer Lindstrom, Chris Coleman 389
- Chapter 16 Legal Issues for Adults With Learning Disabilities in Higher Education and Employment / Allan H. Macurdy, Erika Geetter 415
- Chapter 17 The Professional Student With a Learning Disorder: Focus on Medicine and Law / Cheryl Weinstein, Lorraine E. Wolf, Hope Schreiber 433
- Chapter 18 Outcomes in Probable Nonverbal Learning Disabled (NLD) Adults: A Naturalistic Study / Jeanette Wasserstein, Nehal P. Vadhan, Katherine Barboza, Gerry A. Stefanatos 455.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781841694191
- 1841694193
- OCLC:
- 235928520
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