Learning Disabilities and Brain Function: A Neuropsychological Approach

by William H. Gaddes

1 Neurology and Some Professional Problems.- 2 Prevalence Estimates and Etiology of Learning Disabilities.- 3 The Nervous System and Learning.- 4 The Use of Neuropsychological Knowledge in Understanding Learning Disorders.- 5 Perceptual Disorders.- 6 Sensory and Motor Pathways and Learning.- 7 Cerebral Dominance, Handedness, and Laterality.- 8 Language Development, Aphasia, and Dyslexia.- 9 The Neuropsychological Basis of Problems in Writing, Spelling, and Arithmetic.- 10 Remediation, Therapy, and the Learning-Disabled Child.- 11 Postscript.- Appendix A Neuropsychological Tests.- Appendix B Neuropathological Syndromes.- Appendix C The Cranial Nerves.- Appendix D Remedial Sources.- References.- Indexes.

424 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980