Education Learning Disabilities
Learning and Attention Disorders
Key To Your Health. A guide For Parents And Teachers
- Publisher
- Key Porter Books
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2002
- Category
- Learning Disabilities, General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552631157
- Publish Date
- Apr 2002
- List Price
- $21.95
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Description
Respected pediatrician and author of the bestselling The 3am Handbook, Dr. William Feldman writes this accessible yet authoritative guide for parents who know or suspect that their child has a learning disability. In this book, parents get clear descriptions of the recognized learning disabilities. Dr. Feldman covers how LD assessments are conducted and what doctors learn from them. Once parents are given the background on learning disorders, Dr. Feldman provides an up-to-date discussion on treatment, including the pros and cons of currently popular prescribed drugs. A child with special needs must be considered as part of the family dynamic, and merely knowing the facts, while it is key to understanding your child, isn't enough to help your child thrive. To this end, Learning Disorders offers invaluable advice on how to help your child and family live with LD, day-to-day and for the promising future.
About the author
Dr. Feldman is general editor of The 3 A.M. Handbook: The Most Commonly Asked Questions About Your Child's Health. He was head of the division of general pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and is professor emeritus in the department of preventative medicine and biostatics at the University of Toronto. In his latest book â” Take Control of Your Health â” Dr. Feldman looks at why Canadians are losing faith in their doctors. He looks at issues such as: •What questions should you be asking your doctor? •Why are Canadians turning to alternative medicine to treat their health problems? •Is doctor-recommended treatment really the best remedy? Dr. Feldman explains it's not the patient who has the problem. It's the system. With more health information available than ever, patients are turning to the internet for answers â” but they`re often misdiagnosing their symptoms. Dr. Feldman looks at this issue and offers advice on how to evaluate whether any recommended health intervention will do more harm than good. In the end, he says, it's critical for patients to ask the right questions of their doctors.
