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Learning Disabilities : Neurobiology, Assessment, Clinical Features and Treatments / Sandro Misciagna.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Misciagna, Sandro, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (382 pages)
- Other Title:
- Learning Disabilities
- Place of Publication:
- London : IntechOpen, 2022.
- Summary:
- Learning disabilities are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by failure to acquire, retrieve, and use information competently. These disorders have a multifactorial aetiology and are most common and severe in children, especially when comorbid with other chronic health conditions. This book provides current and comprehensive information about learning disorders, including information on neurobiology, assessment, clinical features, and treatment. Chapters cover such topics as historical research and hypotheses of learning disorders, neuropsychological assessment and counselling, characteristics of specific disorders such as autism and ADHD, evidence-based treatment strategies and assistive technologies, and much more.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (IntechOpen, viewed June 27, 2023).
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