• ISBN13: 9789351508687
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publisher Imprint: Sage Texts
• Publication Date: May 12, 2016
• Pages: 248
• Original Price: INR 475.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 318 grams

<p style="text-align: justify;">Written by an experienced child and adolescent psychiatrist, and an educational therapist who has been a trainer for more than two decades, this book provides a comprehensive coverage of developmental disabilities, ranging from learning disability (dyslexia) to intellectual disability (mental retardation) to autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. <p style="text-align: justify;">Broadly following the DSM-5 (2014),<em>&nbsp;</em><em>Essentials of Learning Disabilities and Other Developmental Disorders</em>&nbsp;offers an authenticated account of each disability with a strong focus on assessment. It provides an overview of the subject in an accessible form to teachers, trainers and clinical practitioners in the Indian context. Key Features</strong> &bull; Offers a lucid account of the subject matter for use by teachers, educators, occupational therapists and psychologists &bull; Includes research from studies carried out in India and Southeast Asia &bull; Refers to practice guidelines of the Indian Psychological Association on the assessment of learning disabilities &bull; Discusses newly available psychological tests normed on the Indian population for testing intellectual and learning disabilities <p style="text-align: justify;"> <div>&nbsp;</div>