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Learning Disability Subtyping [electronic resource] : Neuropsychological Foundations, Conceptual Models, and Issues in Clinical Differentiation / by Stephen R. Hooper, W. Grant Willis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1989Edition: 1st ed. 1989Description: XIV, 253 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781461388104
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 150 23
LOC classification:
  • BF1-990
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Contents:
Section I: Foundations for Subtype Analysis -- 1 Historical Foundations and Definitional Issues -- 2 Neuropsychological Foundations -- Section II: Subtyping Models and Classification Issues -- 3 Clinical-Inferential Classification Models -- 4 Empirical Classification Models -- 5 Issues in Classification and Subtype Derivation -- Section III: Clinical Issues Related to Subtyping -- 6 Neuropsychological Assessment -- 7 Social-Emotional Features -- 8 Treatment -- Section IV: Epilogue -- 9 Summary and Future Directions -- References -- Author Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: The publication of this very important volume comes at a timely juncture in the history of learning disabilities. The focus of this volume is on developing a multidisciplinary understanding of the complexities of the research on learning disabilities and its various sUbtypes. It also will serve as an important compendium of the subtyping literature, particularly with respect to pertinent issues of nosology, specific sUbtyping models, neuro­ psychological diagnosis, and treatment. As the authors so correctly suggest, the differential diagnosis of learning disabilities subtypes is a critical first step in developing theoretically sound programs of psychoeducational intervention. Clearly, one must have some idea about the general abilities of a child before realistic expectations can be charted. Also, how can one plan a program of intervention without some knowledge of the deficient components of achievement within a do­ main? Does it not make both conceptual and practical sense to identify an individual's relative strengths and weaknesses so that abilities or strengths can be utilized to optimize functioning in areas of deficit? Although these all sound like reasonable precursors to assisting individuals in need of academic assistance, there are those who would argue otherwise. Impor­ tantly, however, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in a recent report to Congress, advocates exactly what this volume proposes. Indeed, there are important needs to be addressed, and the literature reviewed herein strongly supports the conclusions drawn by these authors.
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Section I: Foundations for Subtype Analysis -- 1 Historical Foundations and Definitional Issues -- 2 Neuropsychological Foundations -- Section II: Subtyping Models and Classification Issues -- 3 Clinical-Inferential Classification Models -- 4 Empirical Classification Models -- 5 Issues in Classification and Subtype Derivation -- Section III: Clinical Issues Related to Subtyping -- 6 Neuropsychological Assessment -- 7 Social-Emotional Features -- 8 Treatment -- Section IV: Epilogue -- 9 Summary and Future Directions -- References -- Author Index.

The publication of this very important volume comes at a timely juncture in the history of learning disabilities. The focus of this volume is on developing a multidisciplinary understanding of the complexities of the research on learning disabilities and its various sUbtypes. It also will serve as an important compendium of the subtyping literature, particularly with respect to pertinent issues of nosology, specific sUbtyping models, neuro­ psychological diagnosis, and treatment. As the authors so correctly suggest, the differential diagnosis of learning disabilities subtypes is a critical first step in developing theoretically sound programs of psychoeducational intervention. Clearly, one must have some idea about the general abilities of a child before realistic expectations can be charted. Also, how can one plan a program of intervention without some knowledge of the deficient components of achievement within a do­ main? Does it not make both conceptual and practical sense to identify an individual's relative strengths and weaknesses so that abilities or strengths can be utilized to optimize functioning in areas of deficit? Although these all sound like reasonable precursors to assisting individuals in need of academic assistance, there are those who would argue otherwise. Impor­ tantly, however, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in a recent report to Congress, advocates exactly what this volume proposes. Indeed, there are important needs to be addressed, and the literature reviewed herein strongly supports the conclusions drawn by these authors.

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