Need2Know Range

This guide takes you step-by-step through diagnosis, treatment, education and into career options.

Practical advice and the latest information enables you to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with your child, communicate with teachers and others in authority, assess your child's rights and choose the right education for your child's needs.

Page count: 172

Chapter headings: Introduction, I Know There is Something Wrong, Special Educational Needs, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Gifted Children, How Can I Get Help?, How to Obtain Help for Your Child's Special Educational Needs, The Role of the Psychiatrist, Computers & Dyslexia/SpLD, Selecting a School & Private Tuition, Health Problems, Role of the Orthoptist in Assessing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties, Education is Compulsory – Not School, Vitamins & Health, Career Options, Dyslexia and the Disability Discrimination Act, Legal Advice, Help Section, Book List.

Publication date: 2004

ISBN number: 978-1-86144-042-6

Book Reviews

‘The book will be a particularly helpful reference for those starting out on the road to understanding and addressing dyslexia and other related conditions.’
Sophie Irwin, Disability Awareness Trainer & SpLD Coordinator and Lecturer for South Thames College, appearing in Dyslexia Contact.

‘Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties – A Parent’s Guide contains basic information, clearly set out in an easy-to-read format...It is sensitively written, acknowledging that different approaches are required to meet very varied needs, and deals with a wide range of situations and procedures. There are useful starting points for exploring particular problems, along with possible strategies for their solution.’
Special! magazine, The National Association for Special Educational Needs.

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