Neurodiversity in Higher Education : Positive Responses to Specific Learning Differences

by Pollak, David

• ISBN13: 9780470997536
• ISBN10: 0470997532
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-16
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This edited collection offers screening, teaching and practical support for specific learning differences in Higher Education Uses international case studies to explain how psychologists identify, assess and support a range of specific learning differences in students The higher education sector has come to terms with dyslexia, but today's students are disclosing a range of learning differences including dyspraxia, ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome and dyscalculia Institutions in all major Western countries are required by law to avoid disadvantaging students with special educational needs, so staff must be up to date on how to recognise and support them Supported by an already popular website, Brain HE, with extra materials and colour photographs

Author Biography

Dr David Pollak is Principal Lecturer in Learning Support at De Montfort University. He runs the highly successful website brainhe.com. He has specialised in neurodiversity such as dyslexia for over 30 years, and is a UK National Teaching Fellow.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xv
Illustrations	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Neurodiversity, Disability, Legislation and Policy Development in the United Kingdom	p. 13
The Psychological Assessment of Neurodiversity	p. 33
Dyslexia	p. 63
Dyspraxia	p. 91
Dyscalculia	p. 125
Asperger Syndrome: Empathy Is a Two-Way Street	p. 149
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder - AD(H)D	p. 169
Mental Well-Being	p. 195
Assistive Technology	p. 217
Teaching, Learning and Assessment: 'It's Not Like You Think'	p. 243
Conclusion: Constructing the Whole Picture and Looking Forward	p. 269
Index	p. 295
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