Understanding, Educating, and Supporting Children With Specific Learning Disabilities: 50 Years of Science and Practice.
Specific learning disabilities (SLDs) are highly relevant to the science and practice of psychology, both historically and currently, exemplifying the integration of interdisciplinary approaches to human conditions. They can be manifested as primary conditions—as difficulties in acquiring specific a...
| Published in: | American Psychologist Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 37 - 52 |
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