Synopses & Reviews
For parents, teachers, and other professionals seeking practical guidance about ways to help children with learning problems, this book provides a comprehensive look at learning differences ranging from dyslexia to dysgraphia, to attention problems, to giftedness.
In The Mislabeled Child, the authors describe how a proper understanding of a childs unique brain-based strengths can be used to overcome many different obstacles to learning. They show how children are often mislabeled with diagnoses that are too broad (ADHD, for instance) or are simply inaccurate. They also explain why medications are often not the best ways to help children who are struggling to learn. The authors guide readers through the morass of commonly used labels and treatments, offering specific suggestions that can be used to help children at school and at home.
This book offers extremely empowering information for parents and professionals alike. The Mislabeled Child examines a full spectrum of learning disorders, from dyslexia to giftedness, clarifying the diagnoses and providing resources to help. The Eides explain how a learning disability encompasses more than a behavioral problem; it is also a brain dysfunction that should be treated differently.
Synopsis
Your Child Shouldn't have to struggle to learn. In fact, many learning obstacles can be overcome with the right understanding of a child's brain-based strengths. This book can foster that understanding and offer practical strategies for your child's academic success. Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide examine learning disorders ranging from dyslexia to giftedness and demonstrate how often children are mislabeled. Helpful resources are provided, along with their analysis of common labels and treatments to help children succeed at home, in the classroom, and in life.
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An incredibly reassuring approach by two physicians who specialize in helping children overcome their difficulties in learning and succeeding in school
For parents, teachers, and other professionals seeking practical guidance about ways to help children with learning problems, this book provides a comprehensive look at learning differences ranging from dyslexia to dysgraphia, to attention problems, to giftedness. In The Mislabeled Child, the authors describe how a proper understanding of a child's unique brain-based strengths can be used to overcome many different obstacles to learning. They show how children are often mislabeled with diagnoses that are too broad (ADHD, for instance) or are simply inaccurate. They also explain why medications are often not the best ways to help children who are struggling to learn. The authors guide readers through the morass of commonly used labels and treatments, offering specific suggestions that can be used to help children at school and at home. This book offers extremely empowering information for parents and professionals alike.
The Mislabeled Child examines a full spectrum of learning disorders, from dyslexia to giftedness, clarifying the diagnoses and providing resources to help. The Eides explain how a learning disability encompasses more than a behavioral problem; it is also a brain dysfunction that should be treated differently.
Synopsis
Parents and doctors often treat learning disabilities based on behavior rather than what is actually happening in the brain to cause that behavior.& nbsp; A diagnosis of ADHD can stem from any number of things, and medication won???t cure the fact that the child may have a sensory impairment (hearing/vision) or a brain that??'s not wired to retain information after ten minutes without some sort of stimulating break.& nbsp; These are two extremely simple examples.& nbsp; The Eides have comprehensive chapters on every kind of learning disability, from dyslexia to dysgraphia, and even the issues that come up in giftedness.& nbsp; It??'s a comprehensive look at these disorders from two neuropsychologists who have pioneered the study, as well as being parents of gifted/learning disabled children. It provides an answer to the parents of the 16 million children with significant learning and behavioral problems; to the nearly 3 million teachers who are responsible for their education; to the 2 million homeschooling families, many of whom choose this route of education when poorly diagnosed or managed difficulties force them out of the traditional school track; and to the many therapists and other clinicians who help care for these children.
About the Author
Brock Eide, M.D., M.A., and Fernette Eide, M.D., are leading researchers and clinicians on learning disabilities. They run the Eide Neurolearning Clinic and lecture throughout the US and Canada to parents, educators, therapists and doctors.