Nonverbal Learning Disorder: Understanding and Coping with NLD and Asperger's--What Parents and Teachers Need to Know - Couverture souple

Whitney, Rondalyn Varney

 
9780399534676: Nonverbal Learning Disorder: Understanding and Coping with NLD and Asperger's--What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0399534679 ISBN 13 : 9780399534676
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2008

Synopsis

A special-needs guide that ?comes to the rescue?( Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child) of those who struggle with an increasingly common condition.

Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expressions. Though they can be exceptionally bright and articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations, and can become depressed, withdrawn, or anxious.

In this revised edition, Rondalyn Varney Whitney--a pediatric occupational therapist and the parent of a child with NLD--offers practical solutions, the latest information, and all-new activities that will help parents put their child on the path to a happy, fulfilling life.

Topics include:

--Getting a diagnosis

--Developing a treatment plan

--Helping your child make friends

--Dealing with setbacks

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À propos de l?auteur

Rondalyn Varney Whitney, MOT, OTR, is a regular speaker at the annual NLDA symposium and a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops for parents, teachers, and therapists.

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Éditeur
Penguin Publishing Group
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0399534679
ISBN 13 
9780399534676
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
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Personne responsable
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