Authors explore multiple viewpoints on learning disabilities, discussing dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, whether environmental toxins cause an increase in learning disabilities, and what treatments are recognized for dyslexia and other LDs.
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An overview of learning disabilities / Emily Jane Willingham, Paula Anne Ford-Martin, and Rebecca J. Frey - Learning disabilities are natural brain differences / Jan Farrington - People with learning disabilities need to be respected and valued / Paul Williams - Dyslexia is the most common learning disability / International Dyslexia Association - Dyslexia is a harmful and misleading label / Michael K. Meyerhoff - Dyssemia is a nonverbal learning disability / Stephen Nowicki and Marshall P. Duke - Stimulant medication has a role to play in the treatment of ADHD / Allan Schwartz - Stimulant medication is not an effective treatment of ADHD / Steven Salzberg - School systems improperly label children with ADHD / Peter Gray - Environmental toxins are causing an increase in learning disabilities / Donna Nitzberg - Inadequate nutrition is causing an increase in learning disabilities / Michael Roth and Richard Drucker - The number of learning-disabled children is exaggerated / Marcus A. Winters and Jay P. Greene - Modern technology is the solution to learning disabilities / David Rose and Ge Vue - Gifted students with learning disabilities face special challenges / Linda C. Neumann.