Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties Selikowitz Mark Consultant Developmental Paediatrician and Director Sydney Developmental Clinic Sydney Australia

Dyslexia and other learning difficulties: The Facts addresses problems many intelligent children face who, while having normal IQ levels, still struggle to learn in the classroom setting. The book deals with difficulties in traditional academic areas such as reading, spelling, and arithmetic, but also looks into lesser known conditions like clumsiness, social unease, and hyperactivity. A short attention span, restlessness, an inability to write clearly, and reading comprehension well below age level are all indicators of learning disabilities, and this book offers a clear and sympathetic guide to the difficulties that parents and teachers face when working with a child with these sorts of obstacles to learning.

This new edition has been fully updated and draws on the most recent research on learning difficulties and some associated disorders and their treatments.It also provides information about electronic and computer aids that are now available to help individuals with learning difficulties. Providing practical advice to parents to help understand their children's difficulties and to help them overcome problems and improve their self-esteem, Dyslexia and other learning difficulties: The Facts also offers a number of suggestions for managing difficult behaviour. This encouraging approach and easy-to-read style will appeal to parents as well as to professionals who work with children with learning disabilities.