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New Book Helps Pinpoint Learning Disabilities
For Immediate Release, Aug. 30, 2001
OMAHA, Neb. -- A new book helps physicians, parents and educators recognize and manage learning disabilities. "Attention, Behavior and Learning Problems in Children: Protocols for Diagnosis and Treatment" emphasizes brain functions necessary for learning and communication.
From obtaining a detailed family history to pinpointing specific disabilities, the guide provides a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format. The book's authors define particular skills, describe normal development, describe behavior associated with skill deficits and offer clinical snapshots of children who experience a particular skill deficit.
The book is a result of a lengthy research collaboration between Creighton University's Roger Brumback, M.D., professor and chair of pathology, and Warren A. Weinberg, M.D., an expert in pediatric neurology and learning. Weinberg is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Caryn R. Harper, M.S., faculty associate in neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, is the third author.
The book will be distributed through the Learning Disabilities Associations of Nebraska and Texas. It also is available through the publisher BC Decker.
Weinberg has been called "one of the most significant contributors to the field of behavioral neurology" by fellow neurologist Roger N. Rosenberg, M.D., of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Insights attributed to Weinberg's work include:
ð children with learning disabilities can be taught with alternate strategies
ð children develop depression and can be treated effectively with anti-depressant medications
ð bipolar disease occurs in children and they respond to lithium treatment
ð a subset of inattentive children exists. They have an inheritable neurogenetic disease termed Weinberg's syndrome, characterized by difficulty maintaining wakefulness and alertness and exhibiting distinct personality traits of kindness, affection and compassion.
Brumback is the editor of the "Journal of Child Neurology," the leading journal in its field. He conducts research in Alzheimer's Disease as well as in pediatric neurology and neuropathology.
Brumback joined Creighton last year from the University of Oklahoma, where he held positions in pathology, geriatrics, orthopedic surgery, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and pediatrics. He also has held positions at North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota, University of Pittsburgh, and he served as a clinical associate at the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health.
The book "Attention, Behavior and Learning Problems in Children: Protocols for Diagnosis and Treatment," is available through publisher BC Decker, Inc., 20 Hughson Street South, P.O. Box 620, L.C.D. 1, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3K7. It also is available by calling 1-800-568-7281 or by e-mailing [email protected]. Its publication was made possible by a donation from the Cimarron Foundation to the Creighton University School of Medicine.
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