Learning Disability Subtyping Neuropsychological Foundations, Concep
The publication of this very important volume comes at a timely juncture in the history of learning disabilities. The focus of this volume is on developing a multidisciplinary understanding of the complexities of the research on learning disabilities and
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Stephen R. Hooper
W. Grant Willis
Learning Disability Subtyping Neuropsychological Foundations, Conceptual Models, and Issues in Clinical Differentiation
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Stephen R. Hooper Ph.D. The Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning Department of Psychiatry University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7255, USA W. Grant Willis Ph.D. Department of Psychology University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 02881-0808, USA
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hooper, Stephen R. Learning disability subtyping : neuropsychological foundations, conceptual models, and issues in clinical differentiation / Stephen R. Hooper, W. Grant Willis. p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN (invalid) 0-387-96803-3 (alk. paper) I. Learning disabilities. I. Willis, W. Grant. II. Title. [DNLM: I. Learning Disorders-classification. WS 15 H788L] RJ506.L4H66 1989 GI8.92'858-dcI9 DNLMlDLC for Library of Congress 88-39218 Printed on acid-free paper.
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98765432 I ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-8812-8 001: 10.1007/978-1-4613-8810-4
e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-8810-4
To my family (S.R.H.) To people with learning disabilities (W.G. W.)
Foreword
The publication of this very important volume comes at a timely juncture in the history of learning disabilities. The focus of this volume is on developing a multidisciplinary understanding of the complexities of the research on learning disabilities and its various sUbtypes. It also will serve as an important compendium of the subtyping literature, particularly with respect to pertinent issues of nosology, specific sUbtyping models, neuropsychological diagnosis, and treatment. As the authors so correctly suggest, the differential diagnosis of learning disabilities subtypes is a critical first step in developing theoretically sound programs of psychoeducational intervention. Clearly, one must have some idea about the general abilities of a child before realistic expectations can be charted. Also, how can one plan a program of intervention without some knowledge of the deficient components of achievement within
