Selikowitz, Mark.

Dyslexia and other learning difficulties : the facts / Mark Selikowitz. - 2nd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. - x, 159 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. + pbk. - Oxford medical publications The facts . - Facts (Oxford, England) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Introduction -- What are specific learning difficulties? -- How a specific learning difficulty is diagnosed -- Theories of causation -- How parents can help - general principles -- Part 2: Areas of learning -- Reading -- Spelling -- Writing -- Arithmetic -- Language -- Attention deficit disorder and sequential organization difficulties -- Coordination and clumsiness -- Social and emotional development -- Part 3: Controversial treatments -- Adulthood -- Conclusion.

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Learning disabilities.
Dyslexia.

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