Handbook of Learning Disabilities : A Multisystem Approach

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Westman reviews the history of professional approaches and reframes the concept of learning disabilities, developing a general theory of living systems as an analytic framework. He considers both the external influences on children from society and the internal influences of the central nervous system functions. He proposes a model for integrating these influences and identifying the variety of academic learning problems. Finally he outlines the array of treatment approaches. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)