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Edited by Kingsley Whitmore, Hilary Hart, and Guy Willems. 304 pp., illustrated. London, Cambridge University Press, 1999. $69.95. ISBN 1-898-68311-5.

Academic underachievement and misbehavior in school, either real or perceived, are common reasons for the referral of children for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of learning disorders. Although there are many potential causes for these problems in school, the initial referral is often to a physician to determine whether the symptoms are "neurologic" in origin. The person referring the child may not have a firm understanding of what question is actually being asked, but the referral is made nonetheless.

The first six chapters of this multiauthored book focus on a physician-centered approach to the initial evaluation of children with specific learning . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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