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Title:

Neurodiversity in higher education : positive responses to specific learning differences / edited by David Pollak.

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Learning disabled--Education (Higher)
College students with disabilities.
Learning--Physiological aspects.

Other Authors:

Pollak, David.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Introduction / David Pollak -- Neurodiversity, disability, legislation and policy development in the United Kingdom / Alan Hurst -- The psychological assessment of neurodiversity / David Grant -- Dyslexia / Ross Cooper -- Dyspraxia / Sharon Drew -- Dyscalculia / Clare Trott -- Asperger syndrome : empathy is a two-way street / Nicola Martin -- Attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder AD(H)D / Mary Colley -- Mental well-being / Kitty McCrea -- Assistive technology / E.A. Draffan -- Teaching, learning and assessment : 'it's not like you think' / Heather Symonds -- Conclusion : constructing the whole picture and looking forward / David Pollak.

ISBN:

0470997532 (pbk.)
9780470997536 (pbk.)
0470741597 (cloth)
9780470741597 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)277040922

LCCN:

2008052047

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)