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Nonverbal Learning Disabilities - A Clinical Perspective (Paperback)
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A nonverbal learning disability (NLD) is a developmental disorder
that impairs a person's capacity to perceive, express, and
understand nonverbal (nonlinguistic) signs. The dysfunctions affect
behaviors, social interactions, perceptions and feelings regarding
oneself and others, and emerging personality patterns. NLD
constrains an individual's capacity to function in a wide variety
of domains, including the academic, social, emotional, and
vocational. Parents and clinicians often have difficulty
understanding and helping children and adolescents who are
simultaneously cherished and whose functioning is hampered by the
condition. Based on current neurobehavioral research, this book
brings together perspectives drawn from the three major domains of
knowledge about NLD—neurobehavioral, social, and intrapersonal.
From the neurobehavioral perspective, Palombo provides a
research-based phenomenological description of the NLD child's
symptoms. From the social perspective, he presents the child's
social context and how that contributes (in positive and negative
ways) to the child's skills and deficits. From the intrapersonal
perspective, he introduces the concept of mindsharing as basic to
understand the development of the sense of self in children with
NLD. In Part I, readers are introduced to NLD as it presents in the
clinic with a review of the etiology and symptomatology of the
syndrome reflected in a case study. The author then goes on to
describe the neurobehavioral profile of NLD (including its
psychological and social dimensions). In Part II the social
perspective and intrapersonal aspect of NLD are considered. Palombo
describes the impact of the syndrome on social functioning, social
communication, and emotional functioning. At the close of this
part, readers find a clear articulation of the four NLD subtypes.
The intrapersonal area is addressed in Part III where Palombo
presents the concept of mindsharing—i.e., the ability of one
person to both know and feel what another person is experiencing.
Because they lack a capacity for mindsharing, children and
adolescents affected by the syndrome often fail not only a social
and emotional connection with others but also experience a lack of
cohesion in their own sense of self. Finally, in Part IV, Palombo
presents a therapeutic approach to working with youth with NLD.
Drawing together the various clinical insights from earlier in the
book, these last chapters synthesize the material and highlight the
most important aspects so as to best guide the treatment of
children and adolescents. Addressed to clinicians, psychiatrists,
psychologists, clinical social workers, and other psychotherapists,
this book is a fund of knowledge and clinical wisdom for working
with youth with NLD. It offers an overarching paradigm relevant to
all professionals and parents alike as they care for effected
children and adolescents.
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