Learning Disabilities in Older Adolescents and Adults: Clinical Utility of the Neuropsychological Perspective (Critical Issues in Neuropsychology) (Hardcover)
Learning disabilities is a subject that is usually associated with school-aged children where the research and intervention strategies are well known. Much less research has been done for assessing and diagnosing older adolescents and adults in this area. This work is an effort to provide a comprehensive review of what we know about certain of these disorders, specifically:
- language-based learning disorders;
- nonverbal learning disorders;
- high-functioning autism;
- attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; and
- mathematics disorders