Incidence of Nonverbal Learning Disability in a High School Anger Management Class
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Journal/Book Title/Conference
International Perspectives on Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume
2
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2002
First Page
439
Last Page
447
Abstract
Nonverbal learning disability (NLD) is a relatively new syndrome that is gaining increased attention in the educational and research literature. Rourke (1989) proposed a neuropsychological model in which NLD was conceptualized as a neurological syndrome believed to result from damage to the white matter connections in hte right hemisphere of the brain that is important for intermodal integration. The resulting developmental and clinical characteristics were later described in a study identifying the assets and deficits found in persons with NLD (Harnadek & Rourke, 1994). Deficits have been noted in motor skills, visual-spatial skills, and social skills with accompanying assets in verbal skills and auditory memory with higher Verbal IQ compared to Performance IQ on tests of cognitive abilities (Rourke, Dietrich, & Young, 1973; Thompson, 1997).
Recommended Citation
Duncan DD, Whiting-Monson K, Kotter-Campbell J, Fargo JD, Nilsson DE. Incidence of nonverbal learning disability in a high school anger management class. In Singh NN, Ollendick TH, Singh AN, Eds. Proceedings of the International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Vol. 2. Child and Adolescent Disorders. Oxford: Elsevier. 2002;439-447.
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Note: Jamison Fargo was affiliated with the University of Utah at time of publication.