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Understanding facial recognition disorders in children : prosopagnosia management strategies for parents and professionals / Nancy L. Mindick ; foreword by Glenn Alperin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mindick, Nancy.
- Series:
- JKP Essentials
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prosopagnosia.
- Face perception.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Mindick provides an explanation of the types, causes, and characteristics of prosopagnosia. Providing an insider's perspective on the condition, she suggests ways to recognize the signs of facial recognition difficulties in children, and offers specific ideas for ensuring that they are properly supported in their learning and social development.
- Contents:
- The world of prosopagnosia : kinds and causes
- Seeing faces
- Some of the benefits which the growing child gains by recognizing faces
- Faces, math, and motion : the clustering of talent and impairment areas
- Tips for recognizing non-recognition
- How prosopagnosics recognize
- Tips for supporting the prosopagnosic child in elementary school
- The older child and teen in school
- Building coalitions of parents and teachers
- A parent's guide to helping the prosopagnosic child to thrive socially
- Disclosure of prosopagnosia
- Facial expressions and prosopagnosia
- Diagnosis of prosopagnosia for school-aged children
- Summary : looking toward the future.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-90537-X
- 0-85700-494-8
- OCLC:
- 711747310
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