Adult learning disorders : contemporary issues / edited by Lorraine E. Wolf, Hope E. Schreiber, Jeanette Wasserstein. - New York : Psychology Press, c2008. - xviii, 529 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A.F. Mirsky, Introduction. Part 1. Development. J. Cohen Sherman, Normal and LD Development of Academic Skills. K, Kniele, R. Gur, Sex Differences in Brain Development & Learning Disability. J.W. Gilger, B.J. Kaplan, The Concept of Atypical Brain Development as Applied to Developmental Learning Disorders. Part 2. Neurobiology and Specific Learning Disorders. E.L. Grigorenko, Developmental Dyslexia in Adults: Implications for Studies of Its Etiology. A. Daniels, Reading Fluency in Adults. H. Tager-Flusberg, K. Lindgren, M. Mody, Structural and Functional Neuroimaging in Language Disorders: Specific Language Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorders. K.D. Tsatsanis, B.P. Rourke, Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities in Adults. F. Krueger, J. Grafman, Disorders of Mathematics: Implications for Adult Functioning. L.E. Wolf, E. Kaplan, Executive Functioning and Disorders of Self-Regulation in Young Adults. Part 3. Diagnosis and Assessment. R. Mapou, Comprehensive Evaluation of Adults with Learning Disabilities. L. Siegel, K. Stanovich, TBD. N. Gregg, C. Coleman, J. Hartwig, Assessment of Written Expression in the Adult Population. H. Schreiber, Co-existing Psychiatric Disorders in Post-secondary Students Referred for Neuropsychological Evaluation for LD or ADHD. Part 4. Life Outcomes. C. Rey-Casserly, J. Holmes Bernstein, Making the Transition to Adulthood for Individuals with Learning Disorders. N. Gregg, D. Morgan, J. Hartwig, Accommodations: Research to Practice. A.H. Macurdy, E. Geetter, Legal Issues for Adults with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education and Employment. C. Weinstein, L.E. Wolf, H. Schreiber, The Professional Student with a Learning Disorder: Focus on Medicine and Law. J. Wasserstein, N.P. Vadhan, G.A. Stefanotis, K. Barboza, Outcome of NLD Adults: A Naturalistic Study. H. Schreiber, L.E. Wolf, J. Wasserstein, Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions.

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Learning disabilities.
Learning disabilities--Genetic aspects.
Developmental disabilities.
Developmental disabilities--Genetic aspects.
Nervous system--Imaging.
Brain--Imaging.

LC4707 / .C34 2008

616.858 89 WOL