Adult Dyslexia - Gary Fitzgibbon, Brian O'Connor

Adult Dyslexia

A Guide for the Workplace
Buch | Softcover
184 Seiten
2002
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-48712-8 (ISBN)
59,87 inkl. MwSt
Dyslexia is usually considered a disorder of childhood, but many sufferers continue to have problems during adulthood or were never helped in childhood. In the workplace, dyslexia can be the root cause of under-performance that manifests itself in ways other than those typically associated with child dyslexics.
In the workplace, dyslexia can be the root cause of under-performance that manifests itself in ways other than those typically associated with child dyslexics.

Adult Dyslexia gives practical advice about identifying and helping adult dyslexics in ways that are relevant to the workplace and suitable for adults, rather than being adaptations of methods used with children.
* Written by an experienced occupational psychologist
* Includes a practical question/answer section and screening tools
* Emphasises that dyslexics have strengths as well as weaknesses
* An invaluable tool for managers to help develop dyslexic employees

Gary Fitzgibbon and Brian O'Connor have varied and extensive experience of both advising organizations on adult dyslexia issues and providing assessment, counselling and training services toadult dyslexics.

Adult Dyslexia: Myths, Realities and Success

How Society can Disable or Empower Dyslexics

Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation

Dyslexics in the Workforce: Strengths, Weaknesses and Reasonable Adjustments

Managing Adult Dyslexia in the Work Place

Counselling Adult Dyslexics

Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 248 mm
Gewicht 340 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Logopädie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Personalwesen
ISBN-10 0-471-48712-0 / 0471487120
ISBN-13 978-0-471-48712-8 / 9780471487128
Zustand Neuware
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