1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459247703321

Autore

Hendrickx Sarah

Titolo

The adolescent and adult neuro-diversity handbook [[electronic resource] ] : Asperger syndrome, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and related conditions / / Sarah Hendrickx

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010

ISBN

1-282-75011-9

1-78034-478-3

9786612750113

0-85700-220-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/88200835

Soggetti

Autism spectrum disorders

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Adolescence

Adulthood

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; The Adolescentand Adult Neuro-diversity Handbook: Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, Dyslexia,Dyspraxia and Related Conditions; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; 1. Defining Neuro-diversity; 2. Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD/ADD); 3. Autistic Spectrum Conditions: Asperger Syndrome,High Functioning Autism and PervasiveDevelopmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified(PDD-NOS); 4. Dyslexia; 5. Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder); 6. Dyscalculia (Mathematic Disorder); 7. Dysgraphia (Disorder of Written Expression

8. Tourette Syndrome9. Anxiety Disorders; 10. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD); 11. The Learning Environment: TeachingApproaches for Supporting Neuro-diversity; 12. The Working Environment: WorkplaceAdjustments for Neuro-diverse Employees; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; RESOURCES; INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

This is a handy first-reference point guide to the full range of developmental conditions as they affect adolescents and adults. A wide range of conditions are covered, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, OCD, Tourette's and Anxiety Disorders.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784479503321

Titolo

The geography of opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : race and housing choice in metropolitan America / / Xavier de Souza Briggs, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81322-9

9786610813223

0-8157-9778-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BriggsXavier de Souza

Disciplina

363.5990073

Soggetti

Art

Behavior modification

Culture

Curriculum

Education

Elementary school (united states)

First nations

Health

Human activities

Indigenous education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

More pluribus, less unum? : the changing geography of race and opportunity / Xavier de Souza Briggs -- Can we live together? : racial preferences and neighborhood outcomes / Camille Zubrinsky Charles -- How racial discrimination affects the search for housing / Margery Austin Turner and Stephen L. Ross -- The dual mortgage market : the



persistence of discrimination in mortgage lending / William Apgar and Allegra Calder -- Expanding housing choice and integrating neighborhoods : the MTO experiment / John Goering -- New capabilities in new places : low-income black families in suburbia / James Rosenbaum, Stefanie DeLuca, and Tammy Tuck -- Beyond the projects : lessons from public housing transformation in Chicago / Susan J. Popkin and Mary K. Cunningham -- The persistence of segregation in government housing programs / Phillip D. Tegeler -- Connecting smart growth, housing affordability, and racial equity / Rolf Pendall ... [et al.] -- The rise and fall of fair share housing : lessons from the twin cities / Edward G. Goetz, Karen Chapple, and Barbara Lukermann -- Fair housing and affordable housing advocacy : reconciling the dual agenda / Mara S. Sidney -- Equitable development for a stronger nation : lessons from the field / Angela Glover Blackwell and Judith Bell -- Politics and policy : changing the geography of opportunity / Xavier de Souza Briggs.

Sommario/riassunto

"A multidisciplinary examination of the social and economic changes resulting from increased diversity and their implications for economic opportunity and growth given persistent patterns of segregation by race and class, offering both public policy and private initiatives that would respond to those challenges"--Provided by publisher.