Disabilities affecting learning /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Farmington Hills, MI :
Greenhaven Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.
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Table of Contents:
- ch. 1: Are disabilities affecting learning a serious problem? Dyslexia is a serious problem / E. Ruth Wesby
- Dyslexia is widely misunderstood / David Mills
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a serious problem / PR Newswire contributor
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a myth / Fred A. Baughman Jr. and Craig Hovey
- Autism is a serious problem / Chris Emery
- Many factors have contributed to the rise in autism diagnoses / Mike Stobbe
- Autism disabilities vary greatly / Robert Noble
- ch. 2: What harm is caused by disabilities affecting learning? Learning disabilities cause behavioral problems / Diana Mahoney
- Children with learning disabilities are vulnerable to abuse / Freda Briggs
- Autism is linked to changes in the brain / National Institutes of Health
- ADHD negatively affects adults in numerous ways / Steve Bates
- ADHD prevents children from making friends / Ascribe Higher Education News Service
- ch. 3: How should society address disabilities affecting learning? Special education can help students with learning disabilities / John W. Porter
- Special education is too costly / Jennifer Mann
- ADHD drugs can help many children / Darshak Sanghavi
- ADHD drugs are overprescribed and harmful to children / Barbara Davies
- Preventing exposure to toxins could reduce learning disabilities / Steven Kouris
- Schools should prepare learning-disabled students for employment / D. Richard Johnson, Daryl F. Mellard, and Paula Lancaster
- Facts about disabilities affecting learning
- Organizations to contact.