The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities...

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Larry B. Silver

The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition

Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities

Larry B. Silver

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Three Rivers Press
27 June 2006

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

By: Larry B. Silver
Imprint: Three Rivers Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th ed.
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 378g
ISBN: 9780307338631
ISBN 10: 0307338630
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 27 June 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Larry B. Silver, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, is clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Prior to his current appointment, he was acting director and deputy director of the National Institute of Mental Health.

Reviews for The Misunderstood Child, Fourth Edition: Understanding and Coping with Your Child's Learning Disabilities

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