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Title: Bridging the Gap: Raising a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder by Rondalyn Varney Whitney ISBN: 0-399-52755-9 Publisher: Perigee Books Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: WOW! A breath of fresh air!
Comment: A wonderful, enlightening book about NLD. This book is well written with concrete examples of symptoms of NLD and strategies to help parents and teachers with the NLD child. It made me laugh and cry, but mostly it made me hopeful for my son's future.
When my son was in third grade, we were told by the teacher that he doesn't pay attention, is passive-resistive, slow to get started, unable to follow complex directions and having difficulty with math. She suggested he might have ADD. A pediatric neurologist looked at a questionnaire the teacher had filled out and said my son had ADD and Ritalin would probably help. We asked what our other options were and he told us that we could go to see an "Educational Therapist" who would perform a battery of tests to determine if there was a learning disability. Though the school psychologist said he had symptoms of a child with NLD we have been battling with the school ever since (he's now in 6th grade) to get him help. With the help of an extraordinary OT my son is doing great.
The resources and strategies presented in this book are a must-read for every parent who is struggling to help their child succeed in school and in life.
Rating: 3
Summary: My Son My Son Let Me Tell You About My Son
Comment: What a frustrating book! The author spent a tremendous amount of energy learning all she could about NLD (Nonverbal Learning Disability) because her son had it. She became a tireless advocate for him, and now she does Occupational Therapy with other children who have the disability. But from reading the book you would never tell she met anyone else with NLD besides her own kid. Like Whitney, I've done the same research as her, I've talked to the experts, I've tried the different therapies, I've attended the conferences. But, in the words of a presenter at this year's NLDA Symposium: "If you've seen one child with NLD... you've seen one child with NLD." Whitney has not learned this important lesson. To her, NLD begins and ends with her son's symptoms.
Over and over I'd read comments such as "NLD children are..." and a term that did not apply to my child at all. And I know other NLD children; we parents naturally seek each other out and pool our information. Whitney's conclusions didn't apply to all of these children either.
The book is structured with each chapter opening with a short vignette about My Son My Son Have I Gone Another Page Without Mentioning Him Well Here He Is Again! From there I would grit my teeth and then read some mostly useful information. The list of resources at the end was terrific. But I can't recommend this book as highly as some of the others in the NLD Canon, because of the High Annoyance Factor another reviewer mentions (I agree). Yet the Error of Sweeping Conclusions is a far more fatal flaw.
What I find particularly interesting is that I picked up an early draft of this book with a different title, and saw the same vignettes with the identity of MY SON MY SON disguised! These generic tales were far easier to take, but having read both books it was clear who Whitney was most interested in observing, and seeing which unpleasant events about him made the cut to the published book. I wonder if this book could stand on its own without the irritating elegies to Zac; almost half the book would disappear. Yet I asked my child's teacher to read it because the descriptions of him so perfectly captured another child at our school. (But not all the OTHER children we know about with NLD, and that's the problem!)
If you want to read about a mother's love for her troubled son, dig on in. If you want to get a sense of what you will be up against in trying to get services for your NLD child, check it out. If you enjoy vivid descriptions coupled with excellent observations of one particular individual, enjoy! But if you need help for YOUR child, be forewarned: this is not the first book to read, and it should not be the last one either. I'd recommend the original and best, Sue Thompson's "The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disabilities" if you read only one book.
Rating: 5
Summary: NLD
Comment: This is a wonderful book for the parents of children just DX with Nonverbal Learning Disorder. It gives a clear and easy understanding of NLD. It is based on personal experiences also that are very helpful. The author helps you understand your own feelings and that of your child. It offered idea's on how to deal with the school system. Its a must read.
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Title: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at Home: A Parent's Guide by Pamela Tanguay, Byron P. Rourke ISBN: 1853029408 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Pub. Date: 15 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome: A Parent's Guide by Kathryn Stewart ISBN: 1572242779 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications Pub. Date: 12 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities at School: Educating Students with NLD, Asperger Syndrome and Related Conditions by Pamela B. Tanguay, Sue Thompson ISBN: 1853029416 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success by Marshall P. Duke, Elisabeth A. Martin, Stephen Nowicki Jr. ISBN: 1561451266 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Source for Nonverbal Learning Disorders by Sue Thompson ISBN: 0760601631 Publisher: LinguiSystems Pub. Date: 1997 List Price(USD): $59.93 |
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