Diagnosing Learning Disorders, First Edition

Bruce Pennington is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Denver. After graduating magna cum laude in English from Harvard University, he worked as a school teacher and started an alternative school in the Brookline, Massachusetts public schools. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University in 1977. He has been doing research on Children's disorders for over 15 years. He currently holds both a Research Scientist Development Award and a MERIT Award from The National Institutes of Mental Health.

Part I: Background. Neuropsychological Model. Issues in Syndrome Validation. The Process of Differential Diagnosis. Part II: Specific Learning Disorders. Dyslexia and Other Developmental Language Disorders. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:Executive Function Deficits. Right Hemisphere Learning Disorders. Autism Spectrum Disorders. Acquired Memory Disorders. Part III: Implications. Providing Feedback. Implications for Research and Practice.