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The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities

Assessing Learning Needs of Children and Adolescents

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Editors:
  1. H. Kent Wilson

    1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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  2. Ellen B. Braaten

    1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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  • Written by experts in the field
  • Review of common assessment measures that are used to assess for the disorder
  • Use of one or more case studies with assessment results
  • Review of best-practices for intervention at school including specific educational programs, classroom and testing accommodations, and behavioral interventions

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Psychiatry (CCPSY)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction to Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. An Introduction to Assessment

      • H. Kent Wilson, Ellen B. Braaten
      Pages 3-17
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  3. Neurodevelopmental Disorders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Reading Disorders/Dyslexia

      • Amanda Ward, Hillary Bush, Ellen B. Braaten
      Pages 21-37
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    3. Mathematics Disorders

      • Ellen H. O’Donnell
      Pages 39-58
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    4. Disorders of Written Expression

      • Ellen H. O’Donnell, Mary K. Colvin
      Pages 59-78
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    5. Language Disorders

      • Drew C. Coman, Nicholas D. Mian
      Pages 79-102
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    6. Nonverbal Learning Disability

      • Nathan Doty
      Pages 103-117
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    7. Intellectual Disabilities

      • Brian L. B. Willoughby
      Pages 119-132
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    8. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Dysfunction

      • Nathan E. Cook, Gina A. Forchelli
      Pages 133-148
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    9. Autism Spectrum Disorders

      • Drew C. Coman
      Pages 149-169
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  4. Common Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Mood Disorders

      • Julie A. Grieco, Mary K. Colvin
      Pages 173-193
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    3. Anxiety Disorders

      • Jamie A. Micco, Julie Edmunds, Sophie Baron, Christian Hoover, Jennifer M. Park
      Pages 195-206
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    4. Disruptive Behavior Disorders

      • Alisha R. Pollastri, Cecilia Rosenbaum, J. Stuart Ablon
      Pages 207-220
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  5. Special Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. Special Education: Laws and Procedures

      • H. Kent Wilson, Eileen M. Hagerty
      Pages 223-244
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    3. Managing the Needs of Transition Age Youth

      • Nathan Doty, Johanna Nielsen
      Pages 245-259
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  6. Back Matter

    Pages 261-267
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About this book

This book connects experts in the field of child assessment to provide child psychiatrists with knowledge in evaluation and educational programming. The book provides a review of the latest science behind: common learning disabilities, including etiology and guidelines for assessment/diagnosis; neurodevelopmental disorders, like learning disabilities, ADHD; psychiatric disorders in childhood such as mood and anxiety disorders; and impact learning and development protocols.  The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities evaluates the interventions that are effective in addressing these learning challenges in the context of multiple factors in a way that no other current text does. Special topics such as special education law and managing the needs of transitional age youth allow psychiatrists to support their patients’ and their families as they navigate the system. By offering a better understanding the learning needs of their patients, this texts givesreaders the tools to consult with families and educators regarding how to address the learning needs of their patients at school and in other settings.  
The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities is a vital took for child psychiatrists, students, assessment professionals, and other professionals studying or working with children suffering from learning disabilities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    H. Kent Wilson

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Ellen B. Braaten

About the editors

H. Kent Wilson, Ph.D. Instructor, Harvard Medical SchoolPsychologist
Learning and Emotional Assessment Program 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ellen B. Braaten, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Director
Learning and Emotional Assessment Program 
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Director 
Clay Center for Young and Healthy Minds


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Massachusetts General Hospital Guide to Learning Disabilities

  • Book Subtitle: Assessing Learning Needs of Children and Adolescents

  • Editors: H. Kent Wilson, Ellen B. Braaten

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98643-2

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98641-8Published: 22 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98643-2Published: 13 December 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2626-241X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2626-2398

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 267

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Pediatrics

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