That's the Way I Think - David Grant

That's the Way I Think

Dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and dyscalculia explained

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Buch | Softcover
174 Seiten
2017 | 3rd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12622-0 (ISBN)
33,65 inkl. MwSt
This new edition includes a brand-new chapter on dyscalculia. New sections also explore updates in the study of dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD as well as visualisation and synaesthesia, in the light of new data and research. It is invaluable and insightful reading for those with specific learning differences as well as their parents and/or partner, teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos.
About 1 in 20 individuals are dyslexic. This figure also applies for dyspraxia and ADHD. This fully revised edition of David Grant’s thought-provoking, insightful book develops our understanding of these specific learning differences and considers the further challenges presented by these overlapping conditions.

This new edition includes a brand-new chapter on dyscalculia. New sections also explore updates in the study of dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD as well as visualisation and synaesthesia, in the light of new data and research. These updates enable the reader to gain a fuller understanding of the sensory experiences and thoughts of individuals with specific learning differences.

The author takes a life-style approach to explain many of the everyday experiences and choices of individuals with specific learning differences, including sleep, sports, visualisation and creativity, and uses real life examples explained in the words of those with specific learning differences.

The accessible style of this book will immediately strike a chord with anyone with first or second-hand experience of specific learning differences. It is invaluable and insightful reading for those with specific learning differences as well as their parents and/or partner, teachers, teaching assistants and SENCos.

David Grant is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was formally recognised as an Educational Psychologist by the Health Care & Professions Council in 2012.

1. Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and ADHD – The Common Ground 2. What is Dyslexia? 3. What is Dyspraxia? 4. What is ADHD? 5. What is Dyscalculia? 6. Visualisation and Synaesthesia 7. Colours and Reading 8. Being Creative – or Becoming Creative? 9. Sports and Genes 10. Invisible Girls, Invisible Women 11. Sleep 12. Neurodiversity and Concluding Remarks

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 12 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Halftones, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Gewicht 20 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Pädagogische Psychologie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
ISBN-10 1-138-12622-5 / 1138126225
ISBN-13 978-1-138-12622-0 / 9781138126220
Zustand Neuware
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