""My child is having trouble in school.
What should I do?"
"When parents are told that their child is having difficulty in
school, they often don't know where to turn for reliable
information and advice. They may be confused by conflicting claims
of "cures" or may mistakenly think that, because some learning
problems are genetically based, they can do nothing to help. Even
the terminology of learning disorders is confusing: dyslexia,
dyscalculia, ADD, ADHD, autism, Asperger's syndrome, NVLD,
executive function disorder--what are all these conditions, how do
they differ from one another and, most important, what practical
steps should parents and teachers take to remedy the situation?
This comprehensive, practical guide to children's learning problems
should be the first resource parents and teachers reach for when a
child shows signs of difficulty in academic, social, or behavioral
learning. Drawing on her decades of experience, educator Jane Healy
offers understandable explanations of the various types of learning
disorders. She distills the latest scientific research on brains,
genes, and learning as she explains how to identify problems--even
before they are diagnosed--and how to take appropriate remedial
action at home, at school, and in the community.
Today's fast-paced, stressed-out culture is hazardous to growing
minds, says Healy, and a growing "epidemic" of children's disorders
is the result. "Different Learners "offers a complete program not
only for treating the child, but also for making more beneficial
lifestyle choices at home and improving teaching techniques at
school. It shows parents and caregivers how to prevent some
learning difficulties from ever happening in the first place. It
explains how to have your child evaluated if necessary, and, if a
problem is found, how to evaluate various treatments. "Different
Learners "explains how medications for attention and learning work
in the brain and why they should not be the first step in most
treatment programs. It shows how schools can actually worsen a
child's learning difficulties and how to make sure this doesn't
happen to your child. It even offers a program for "brain-cleaning"
that will help any child perform better in school.
Jane Healy draws on stories of real children to offer sympathetic
as well as practical advice for children--and parents--who are
struggling in an overstressed environment. She provides reassurance
that parents and teachers can have dramatically positive effects on
every child's ability to learn.
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