Abstract provides a theoretically based model for neuropsychological assessment of
children, adolescents, and adults with learning disabilities/the chapter is divided into …

This chapter deals with two separate, but linked, lines of research. First, is the historic
relationship between neuropsychology and learning disability (LD): the accumulating …

The definition and classification of learning disabilities has been a problem of interest to
education, psychology, pediatrics, neurology, and other disciplines for many years. In this …

Abstract" Learning Disabilities" explores learning disabilities among children and
adolescents. This volume discusses professional practice, presents subtypes of learning …

There is an increasing awareness of problems with traditional classifications and definitions
of learning disabled children. This article briefly reviews the conceptual and operational …

Abstract provides an overview of the field of learning disabilities/[includes](1) a description of
the current status of the field designed to show its extent and strength,(2) a brief historical …

This volume is a comprehensive summary of the recent advances made in the
neuropsychology of learning disabilities with regard to theory, diagnosis, and remediation …

In a relatively young industrial society such as ours, only about 100 years have elapsed
since an inability to learn, retain, and use a symbolic means of communication fluently has …

Children with learning disabilities are a heterogeneous popula tion who have no primary
sensory deficits, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, or motor handicaps; however …

The heterogeneity of children with learning disorders is discussed. Subtypes of learning
disabilities based on neuropsychological, developmental, and behavioral perspectives are …