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The Invisible Disability
Pasquale J. Accardo
其他書名
Understanding Learning Disabilities in the Context of Health and Education
出版National Health & Education Consortium, 1996
主題Medical / Pediatrics
ISBN09378463929780937846391
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=QYiQpwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This paper reviews the state of the art concerning how learning disabilities (LD) are defined; how students with LD and their families are affected; and how LD can be addressed by interdisciplinary teams of health and education professionals. The emphasis is on dispelling the myth that children with LD are not at serious risk for adverse educational and health outcomes because LD are "mild." Major sections of the paper address the following topics: (1) defining LD (inclusions, exclusions, and subtypes); (2) the role of the health care community (assessment and diagnosis, the importance of diagnosis, medication, and the need for health professionals to collaborate with educators); (3) the role of the education community (early intervention, school-based interventions, medication, the gifted student with learning disabilities, secondary and postsecondary education, and the need to collaborate with health professionals); and (4) the role of parents (the importance of understanding treatment and the emotional impact of LD). Appendices list LD myths and misconceptions and causes of school failure. A glossary is provided. Overviews of the Learning Disabilities Association and the National Health and Education Consortium are also included. (Contains 23 references.) (DB)