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Learning Disabilities

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The study of learning disabilities has grown exponentially during the past 30 years, bringing major developments in understanding the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this disorder. Learning disabilities formerly were considered an appropriate topic for discussion regarding school-age children, but now we must think of this disorder in terms of the life span. In this chapter, developmental precursors to learning disabilities are discussed, along with issues affecting children and adolescents through the high school years. It is beyond the scope of this chapter to discuss learning disabilities in the adult years, but the interested reader will find a growing literature in this area (e.g., Bigler, 1992; Gajar, 1992; Shafrir & Siegel, 1994). This chapter reviews recent developments in the field of learning disabilities and provides a current overview of the phenomenology, diagnosis, etiology, epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of this disorder.

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