Learning disabilities /
Sharon Gunton, book editor.
- Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2008.
- 122 p. ; 24 cm.
- Social issues firsthand. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-116) and index.
Find a place where you excel / When discovery comes in adulthood / I say learning differences / A mother discovers her daughter's learning disability / Siblings with different needs / Identifying each patient's disability is essential / Why some smart people can't read / Learning from experiences in the classroom / A learning disabled woman succeeds in college / Learning despite learning disabilities / Overwhelming challenges at work / Lessons from a hyperactive dyslexic / Differences can be advantages in the workplace / Samantha Abeel -- Henry Winkler -- Charlotte Farber -- Anne Ford -- Danna Buchman -- Mel Levine -- Sally Shaywitz -- Joan Shapiro and Rebecca Rich -- Molly Sumner -- Dale S. Brown -- Samantha Abeel -- Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh -- Donald A. Winkler. Chapter 1: Living with learning disabilities. Chapter 2: Learning disabilities in family life. Chapter 3: Learning disabilities in the clinic. Chapter 4: Learning disabilities in the classroom. Chapter 5: Learning disabilities in the workplace.
Descriptions and implications of learning disabilities are presented through personal essays from differing points of view.
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Learning disabilities--United States. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--United States. Learning disabled children--Education--United States.