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Nonverbal Learning Disability Explained: The Link to Shunted Hydrocephalus
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Rissman, Barbara – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2011
A nonverbal learning disability is believed to be caused by damage, disorder or destruction of neuronal white matter in the brain's right hemisphere and may be seen in persons experiencing a wide range of neurological diseases such as hydrocephalus and other types of brain injury (Harnadek & Rourke 1994). This article probes the relationship…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Learning Disabilities, Congenital Impairments, Nonverbal Learning
Memory Profile of Children with Nonverbal Learning Disability
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Liddell, Glennis A.; Rasmussen, Carmen – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
The aim of this study was to compare visual and verbal memory in children with nonverbal learning disability (NLD) using the Children's Memory Scale and to identify the profile of strengths and weaknesses in visual memory abilities. Performance was significantly lower on measures of visual than verbal memory, indicating that children with NLD have…
Descriptors: Profiles, Memory, Nonverbal Learning, Neurological Impairments
In the Mind's Eye: Visual Thinkers, Gifted People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity. Updated Edition.
West, Thomas G. – 1997
This book presents research on how some innovations in computer visualization are making work and education more favorable to visual thinking. The book exposes many popular myths about conventional intelligence through an examination of the role of visual-spatial strengths and verbal weaknesses in the lives of 11 gifted individuals, including…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computers, Creativity, Dyslexia
Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: Psycholinguistic Assets and Deficits.
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Rourke, Byron P.; Tsatsanis, Katherine D. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This discussion of speech and language development in individuals with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) reviews NLD assets, deficits, and dynamics; the white matter model; manifestations of NLD in neurological dysfunction; psycholinguistic dimensions of NLD in terms of language content, form, and use; developmental considerations in NLD; and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Language Acquisition
Adult Learning Disorders: Contemporary Issues
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Wolf, Lorraine E., Ed.; Schreiber, Hope E., Ed.; Wasserstein, Jeanette, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
Recent advances in neuroimaging and genetics technologies have enhanced our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders in adults. The authors in this volume not only discuss such advances as they apply to adults with learning disorders, but also address their translation into clinical practice. One cluster of chapters addresses developmental…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Nonverbal Learning
Learning Disabilities; Educational Principles and Practices.
Johnson, Doris J.; Myklebust, Helmer R. – 1967
Intended for teachers, educators, and specialists who are interested in the problems of learning disabilities, the text presents principles and practices necessary in the clinical teaching approach to children with learning disabilities. Areas considered include learning disabilities in general, the brain and learning, and special education and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Auditory Perception, Dyslexia, Educational Planning