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  • Published: 15 October 2006
  • ISBN: 9780307338631
  • Imprint: Harmony/Rodale
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $39.99

The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition

Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities





For the millions of parents struggling with a child's learning disabilities and/or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The fully revised and updated must-have resource to help you become a supportive and assertive advocate for your child

In print for more than twenty years, The Misunderstood Child has become the go-to reference guide for families of children with learning disorders. This newly revised edition provides the latest research and new and updated content, including:

• How to identify and address specific disabilities, from dyslexia to sensory integration disorder

• New information on the genetics of learning disorders

• Expanded sections on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

• The most recent neurological discoveries about how the brain functions in children with learning disabilities

• Insights about other neurological disorders common among individuals with learning disabilities, such as anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, anger-control problems, depression, and tic disorders

• Resources, Web sites, and organizations that can aid the treatment process and offer support for both parent and child

  • Published: 15 October 2006
  • ISBN: 9780307338631
  • Imprint: Harmony/Rodale
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $39.99

Praise for The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition

"Well organized, concise, valuable, and timely." -- Library Journal

"The book is particularly sensitive to the problems of the adolescent...Indeed, the book is a personal document because Dr. Larry Silver, a child psychiatrist who was learning disabled as a child, shares some of his own experiences." -- Children Today

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