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Disabilities affecting learning / Mike Wilson, book editor.

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Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2010.

Learning disabled children.

Autistic children.

Dyslexic children.

Attention-deficit-disordered children.

9780737743388 (hardcover) :

0737743387 (hardcover)

Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.

144 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Are Disabilities Affecting Learning A Serious Problem? -- 1: Dyslexia is a serious problem / E Ruth Wesby -- 2: Dyslexia is widely misunderstood / David Mills -- 3: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a serious problem / PR Newswire contributor -- 4: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a myth / Fred A Baughman Jr and Craig Hovey -- 5: Autism is a serious problem / Chris Emery -- 6: Many factors have contributed to the rise in autism diagnoses / Mike Stobbe -- 7: Autism disabilities vary greatly / Robert Noble -- Chapter 2: What Harm Is Caused By Disabilities Affecting Learning? -- 1: Learning disabilities cause behavioral problems / Diana Mahoney -- 2: Children with learning disabilities are vulnerable to abuse / Freda Briggs -- 3: Autism is linked to changes in the brain / National Institutes of Health -- 4: ADHD negatively affects adults in numerous ways / Steve Bates -- 5: ADHD prevents children from making friends / Ascribe Higher Education News Service -- Chapter 3: How Should Society Address Disabilities Affecting Learning? -- 1: Special education can help students with learning disabilities / John W Porter -- 2: Special education is too costly / Jennifer Mann -- 3: ADHD drugs can help many children / Darshak Sanghavi -- 4: ADHD drugs are overprescribed and harmful to children / Barbara Davies -- 5: Preventing exposure to toxins could reduce learning disabilities / Steven Kouris -- 6: 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 -- For further reading -- Index -- Picture credits.

From the Back Cover: Over thirty-five years age, Greenhaven Press began publishing the Opposing Viewpoints series to help students gain an awareness of current issues and develop critical thinking skills. The Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints series continues that tradition, presenting a wealth of information on contemporary issues in a colorful, easy-to-read format. In addition to pro/con articles, each Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints volume includes appealing features designed to help students understand the complexities of current issues: full-color photographs, charts, graphs, and cartoons supplement the text; sidebars present easy-to-understand statistics; engaging fact boxes provide at-a-glance information; questions that focus on vocabulary aid reading comprehension; glossary, annotated bibliography, Web sites, and organizations to contact supplement student research.

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