Nonverbal learning disabilities: The syndrome and a case study
Authors:
Byron P. Rourke
Jerel E. Del Dotto
Sean B. Rourke and Joseph E. Casey
Affiliation:
University of Windsor, Canada
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA
University of Windsor, Canada
Abstract:
Presents the syndrome of nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) and the model developed to encompass its complex manifestations. Included are the history of the development of the syndrome, the types of children in whom its principal features are manifest, the hypothesized neurological bases of the syndrome, and a test of its developmental dimensions. A case study with assessment results and treatment implications illustrates the clinical dimensions of the syndrome. General developmental and treatment implications of the NLD syndrome and the NLD model are also included.