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Author:

Pennington, Bruce Franklin, 1946-

Title:

Diagnosing learning disorders : a neuropsychological framework / Bruce F. Pennington.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Guilford Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xii, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Learning disabilities--Diagnosis.
Autism in children--Diagnosis.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Diagnosis.
Learning Disorders--diagnosis.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity--diagnosis.
Autistic Disorder--diagnosis.
Language Development Disorders--diagnosis.
Neuropsychology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-342) and index.

Contents:

Basic concepts. How learning disorders develop -- Neuropsychological constructs -- Issues in syndrome validation -- Less well validated learning disorders -- Differential diagnosis -- Reviews of disorders. Dyslexia / with Robin L. Peterson and Lauren M. McGrath -- Speech and language disorders / with Robin L. Peterson and Lauren M. McGrath -- Autism spectrum disorder / with Lauren M. McGrath and Robin L. Peterson -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / with Lauren M. McGrath and Robin L. Peterson -- Intellectual disability / with Lauren M. McGrath and Robin L. Peterson -- Developmental coordination disorder -- Mathematics disorder -- Nonverbal learning disability -- Implications for practice and policy. Evidence based practice : barriers and benefits -- Controversial therapies.

ISBN:

1593857144 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781593857141 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008032101

Locations:

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

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)