Diagnosing Learning Disorders, First Edition: First Edition

In this relatively new and rapidly evolving area of child clinical practice where professionals evaluate large numbers of children with learning problems, very little exists in the way of uniform standards or approaches, either within or across disciplines. This timely volume presents a classification system of learning disorders in children, reviews the research supporting such a system, and provides a usable, practical guide for practitioners in different disciplines faced with the clinical problem of diagnosing and treating learning disorders in children.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Background. Neuropsychological Model. Issues in Syndrome Validation. The Process of Differential Diagnosis. Part II: Specific Learning Disorders. Dyslexia and Other Developmental Language Disorders. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:Executive Function Deficits. Right Hemisphere Learning Disorders. Autism Spectrum Disorders. Acquired Memory Disorders. Part III: Implications. Providing Feedback. Implications for Research and Practice.

About the Author :
Bruce Pennington is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Denver. After graduating magna cum laude in English from Harvard University, he worked as a school teacher and started an alternative school in the Brookline, Massachusetts public schools. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1977. He has been doing research on Children's disorders for over 15 years. He currently holds both a Research Scientist Development Award and a MERIT Award from The National Institutes of Mental Health.

Review :
"This updated work has been eagerly awaited. Pennington provides a basic understanding of the most common learning disorders, complete with the latest genetic and neuroscientific knowledge and clear examples of clinical presentations. In the second edition, the review of unproven therapies is novel and will surely prove useful to clinicians, who are frequently asked by families about these treatments. This volume will become a classic for graduate students and practitioners in pediatric neuropsychology, child clinical psychology, and educational psychology." - Deborah Waber, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, USA "This updated work has been eagerly awaited. Pennington provides a basic understanding of the most common learning disorders, complete with the latest genetic and neuroscientific knowledge and clear examples of clinical presentations. In the second edition, the review of unproven therapies is novel and will surely prove useful to clinicians, who are frequently asked by families about these treatments. This volume will become a classic for graduate students and practitioners in pediatric neuropsychology, child clinical psychology, and educational psychology." - Deborah Waber, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston, USA