Between five and eleven million individuals in this country struggle with learning disabilities throughout adulthood, and it is estimated that two to three percent of incoming college freshman are learning disabled. In fact, learning-disabled adults are the fastest growing population of disabled university students. But unlike in the past, learning disabilities are now well understood, and there is a great deal of help available for the disabled--if they can find it. Written in a readable and friendly style, Adults With Learning Disabilities is an invaluable resource not only for learning disabled adults, but also highschool and college students with learning disabilities, parents, professionals across disciplines, and the lay public. Here is the most up-to-date information on the causes and symptoms of learning disabilities, specific conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, a review of definitions, an update of research and advances in the neurosciences, assessment and intervention, pertinent legal issues, making college and employment plans, the role of professionals, and much more. The authors review metacongnitive theory and emphasize the role of strategic approaches to learning both in and out of school. Clinical examples make a compelling case that individuals with learning disabilities can--and do--attain significant levels of success. New research consistently demonstrates that access to information and knowledge about learning disabilities is essential for success and self-fulfillment. Written by educators with extensive experience, this book offers a rigorous, comprehensive treatment of the field of learning disabilities.

Facing Learning Disabilities in the Adult Years: Understanding Dyslexia, ADHD, Assessment, Intervention, and Research.

Parenting & Relationships

Shapiro, Joan

Rich, Rebecca

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

Oxford University Press

A study of male behavior offers insight into why men fear intimacy, how they deal with emotions, the male sports obsession, the male sex drive, why men shut out feelings, and other issues. Reprint.

Men: A Translation for Women

Self-Help

Hartlaub, George, M.D.

Relationships

Avon/Books

Argues that men and women inhabit separate cultures, with the male socialized to view emotions as a weakness that might mean the difference between life and death

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Dutton

It's hard enough just being a teenager—but if your parents are getting a divorce, you're probably facing one of the toughest curves life can throw you. What will you tell your friends? Will you have to move? How can you keep up at school when your world is upside down? Can you ever learn to love your new stepparents and siblings? This upbeat, upfront guide by two divorce mediation and youth psychology experts answers these questions and more with professional advice for coping with change, questionnaires and activities to help you own up to your emotions, listings for 1-800 hotlines and reading references, plus real-life interviews with real-life teens to help you keep yourself together, even if your family is coming apart. Lynn Rosenfield and Joan Shapiro are both specialists in divorce mediation and youth psychology with over 30 years of experience between them.

When Your Parents Split Up: How to Keep Yourself Together (Plugged In)

Teen & Young Adult

Rosenfield, Lynn

Social Issues

PRICE/STERN/SLOAN

A jargon-free guide to therapy provides complete explanations of the mysteries of psychotherapy, offering valuable advice to women on how to best use therapy to gain insight into and effective solutions to their problems.

A Woman's Guide to Making Therapy Work

Grant, Margaret

Birch Lane Pr

Daniel (Kismet)

Meteor Pub

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