Learning disorders & disorders of the self in children & adolescents /
"The relationship between learning disorders and the development of the self is complex. However, clinicians who work with children with learning disorders must have a way to think about this relationship if they are truly to be of help. This book presents a theoretically integrated conceptual...
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
[2001]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Theoretical and historical setting
- SECTION I: DEVELOPMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS: Learning disorders and the sense of self
- Learning disorders and self-narratives
- Learning disorders and disorders of the sense of self: disorders of self-cohesion
- Learning disorders and the incoherent self-narratives
- Learning disorders in adolescence
- SECTION II: DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS: Dyslexia
- Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder
- Executive function disorders
- Nonverbal learning disabilities
- Asperger's disorder
- SECTION III: TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS: Deciding when to treat
- The therapeutic process
- Working with parents
- Summary and conclusion.