Nonverbal Learning Disorder: Understanding and Coping with NLD and Asperger's--What Parents and Teachers Need to Know

Author: Whitney, Rondalyn Varney

Brand: Tarcher

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Reprint

Binding: paperback

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 336

Release Date: 02-12-2008

model number: 0399534679_used

Part Number: 0399534679_used

Details: A special-needs guide that ?comes to the rescue?( Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child) of those who struggle with an increasingly common condition.

Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expressions. Though they can be exceptionally bright and articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations, and can become depressed, withdrawn, or anxious.

In this revised edition, Rondalyn Varney Whitney--a pediatric occupational therapist and the parent of a child with NLD--offers practical solutions, the latest information, and all-new activities that will help parents put their child on the path to a happy, fulfilling life.

Topics include:

--Getting a diagnosis

--Developing a treatment plan

--Helping your child make friends

--Dealing with setbacks

EAN: 9780399534676

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English