Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contact information for authors
- Biography for Jacobus Donders and Scott J. Hunter
- Introduction
- Section I Theory and models
- Section II Disorders
- 5a Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents
- 5b Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
- 5c Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a lifespan synthesis
- 6a Learning disorders in children and adolescents
- 6b Learning disorders in adults
- 6c Synthesis of chapters on learning disabilities: overview and additional perspectives
- 7a Infants and children with spina bifida
- 7b Adolescence and emerging adulthood in individuals with spina bifida: a developmental neuropsychological perspective
- 7c Spina bifida/myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus across the lifespan: a developmental synthesis
- 8 Cerebral palsy across the lifespan
- 9a Intellectual disability across the lifespan
- 9b Lifespan aspects of PDD/autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
- 9c Autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: common themes and points of divergence
- 10a Hearing loss across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives
- 10b Visual impairment across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives
- 11a Traumatic brain injury in childhood
- 11b Adult outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury
- 11c Neurobehavioral aspects of traumatic brain injury sustained in adulthood
- 11d Traumatic brain injury in older adults
- 11e Traumatic brain injury across the lifespan: a long-term developmental perspective
- 12a Pediatric aspects of epilepsy
- 12b A lifespan perspective of cognition in epilepsy
- 13a Leukemia and lymphoma across the lifespan
- 13b Lifespan aspects of brain tumors
- 14 Lifespan aspects of endocrine disorders
- 15 Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders across the lifespan
- 16a Psychopathological conditions in children and adolescents
- 16b Psychopathological conditions in adults
- 16c Neuropsychological aspects of psychopathology across the lifespan: a synthesis
- Index
- Plate section
- References
6c - Synthesis of chapters on learning disabilities: overview and additional perspectives
from Section II - Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contact information for authors
- Biography for Jacobus Donders and Scott J. Hunter
- Introduction
- Section I Theory and models
- Section II Disorders
- 5a Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents
- 5b Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults
- 5c Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a lifespan synthesis
- 6a Learning disorders in children and adolescents
- 6b Learning disorders in adults
- 6c Synthesis of chapters on learning disabilities: overview and additional perspectives
- 7a Infants and children with spina bifida
- 7b Adolescence and emerging adulthood in individuals with spina bifida: a developmental neuropsychological perspective
- 7c Spina bifida/myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus across the lifespan: a developmental synthesis
- 8 Cerebral palsy across the lifespan
- 9a Intellectual disability across the lifespan
- 9b Lifespan aspects of PDD/autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
- 9c Autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: common themes and points of divergence
- 10a Hearing loss across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives
- 10b Visual impairment across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives
- 11a Traumatic brain injury in childhood
- 11b Adult outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury
- 11c Neurobehavioral aspects of traumatic brain injury sustained in adulthood
- 11d Traumatic brain injury in older adults
- 11e Traumatic brain injury across the lifespan: a long-term developmental perspective
- 12a Pediatric aspects of epilepsy
- 12b A lifespan perspective of cognition in epilepsy
- 13a Leukemia and lymphoma across the lifespan
- 13b Lifespan aspects of brain tumors
- 14 Lifespan aspects of endocrine disorders
- 15 Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders across the lifespan
- 16a Psychopathological conditions in children and adolescents
- 16b Psychopathological conditions in adults
- 16c Neuropsychological aspects of psychopathology across the lifespan: a synthesis
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
This chapter reviews key concepts identified and discussed in the preceding chapters on learning disabilities (i.e. learning disorders) by Stasi and Tall, and Sparrow. Although both provide an extensive review of assessment models, policy, legal definitions, and treatments for individuals with learning disabilities (LD), the chapter by Stasi and Tall focuses on children and adolescents, and the chapter by Sparrow focuses on adults. In my synthesis of key concepts, I will complement their thorough review with further information related to large-scale syntheses of findings on adults and children with LD as they relate to controversies in the field.
Common themes
Both chapters share common themes, and they highlight the current emphasis placed on these issues within the field of neuropsychology. For example, both review diagnostic models, incidence and etiology, neurological correlates, key psychological processes, treatment, and current practices for individuals with LD. Each chapter reviews the primary diagnostic models regarding LD: IQ and achievement discrepancy, response to intervention, and clinical performance. Each reviews major classification systems used in the diagnosis of LD, with particular attention given to the criteria established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR [1]), as well as legal definitions (e.g. Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 [2]) currently in place in the USA. Sparrow further analyzes federal definitions related to adults (e.g. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [3] and related changes in interpretation authored by the US Supreme Court).
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