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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently estimates that 8.7 % of the school population children from ages 6 to 17 have learning disabilities (Pastor & Reuben, 2008), and this accounts for roughly half of all students currently receiving special educational services. Informal estimates are that 10–15 % of these students identified as having a learning disability have a nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD) Rourke, 1985. Over the last 20 years there has been a significant increased interest in the treatment of children with NVLD. The number of publications concerning NVLD has risen from 15 in the years between 1981 and 1990 to 85 in the years 2001–2010 (Semrud-Clikeman, Fine, & Bledsoe, 2008). Unfortunately, efficacious treatments for children with NVLD have not progressed at the same rate, and most interventions that are published are based on anecdotal or clinical experience. It is imperative that practitioners know how to treat students who are at risk for and manifest this disorder.
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Broitman, J., Davis, J.M. (2013). Introduction. In: Broitman, J., Davis, J. (eds) Treating NVLD in Children. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6179-1_1
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