Growing Up Differently: The Emotional and Social World of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorder: A New Language F - Softcover

Learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) belong to a group of difficulties that pose many hardships to children and adolescents in various areas. These problems are especially heightened when children and adolescents are required to adjust to social and learning environments. Even though they are not always overtly visible, these difficulties may cause unique mental and emotional states in children and adolescents, since emotional and behavioral development is closely linked to mental development. The book examines, through a multidisciplinary developmental approach, the entire development of a child from birth to adulthood, utilizing an integrative model to describe the effects of these difficulties on the child, the family, and social interactions. The parental role is highlighted including descriptions of various intervention models that parents can implement to help their children. These models all parties work together using the same language stemming from a deeper understanding of the problems, and avoiding the pitfalls of misjudgment of the overt behaviors.