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 Hemisphere Specialization, 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.- Neuropsychological Tests.- References.- Index of Names.

516 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980