Children With School Problems: A Physician s Manual

內容簡介

1 in 10 Canadians have a learning disability, and doctors must be able to identify, diagnose, treat, and manage children who are struggling in school. The first book specifically tailored for the needs of physicians working with kids with learning disabilities, Children With School Problems: A Physician's Manual covers such important areas as child development, diagnosing learning disabilities (including data gathering, screening and assessment, and physical examinations), management (medication, behavioral management, and educational interventions), and prevention (including literacy promotion).

Written by trusted experts from the Canadian Paediatric Society, Children With School Problems is filled with practical tools and resources that physicians—including paediatricians, family physicians, and paediatric learners—can use to diagnose and treat children with learning disabilities.

* The only book on learning disabilities in children specifically designed for physicians
* Written by trusted experts from the Canadian Paediatric Society
* Covers important issues including literacy promotion, screening for disabilities, medication options, and much more
* Gives physicians the tools they need to help children with learning disabilities

Physicians want to know more about learning disabilities, and parents want their pediatricians and family physicians to provide more help when their kids struggle in school. Children with School Problems provides that information, making it an invaluable resource for any doctor working with kids.
 

目錄
About the Canadian Paediatric Society
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Foundations
Chapter 1: Overview of Children with Learning Problems, Schools, and Approaches to Helping
Chapter 2: Understanding and Working with Schools
Chapter 3: Early Development of the Nervous System and School Performance
Chapter 4: Development and School Entry
Chapter 5: Provincial/Territorial Special Education Legislation
Chapter 6: Data Gathering 
Chapter 7: Questionnaires
Chapter 8: The Physical Examination of the Child with Learning Problems
Chapter 9: Medical Investigations of Children with Learning Problems 
Chapter 10: Developmental and Academic Skills: Screening, Sampling, and Assessment
Chapter 11: Differential Diagnosis of the Child Who Is Not Doing Well in School 
Part III: Management
Chapter 12: Sharing the Formulation: Feedback to Parents and School
Chapter 13: Educational Interventions 
Chapter 14: Behavioural Management
Chapter 15: Medical Management 
Chapter 16: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Learning and Attentional Disorders
Part IV: Trajectories
Chapter 17: Supporting the Adolescent with Learning Problems 
Chapter 18: Learning Problems from Adolescence into Adulthood 
Part V: Resources
Chapter 19: Encouraging Reading
Chapter 20: Illustrative Cases 
Chapter 21: A Resource Worksheet for Physicians Who Work with Students with Learning Problems
Glossary
Index