A special-needs guide that -comes to the rescue-( Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child) of those who struggle with an increasingly common condition.Millions of children suffer from Nonverbal Learning Disorder, a neurological deficit that prevents them from understanding nonverbal cues like tone of voice and facial expressions. Though they can be exceptionally bright and articulate, these children often have difficulty in social situations, and can … More >>
Tags: Disorder, learning, Nonverbal
Please do yourself a favor and find a copy of this book at a store or library and page through it for more than a couple of seconds before purchasing it. Although it’s well-written, the book uses only ONE very specific example of a child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (throughout the book). If your child has recently been diagnosed with NLD this book will *not* provide you with a good overview of different types of children with the disorder.
Whitney’s book does have a nice section on what NLD is and how it affects the brain. The interspersed charts and bulleted lists are great; but read a little past those and see if this is a good fit for your situation.
For parents new to the world of NLD a much better book, in my opinion, is, Helping a Child With Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger’s Disorder: A Parent’s Guide (Parents Guide) by Kathryn Stewart. You will be able to find your child in this book. It is my go-to-guide for NLD and support/encouragement for family life with our beautiful daughter who has NLD. I also would not recommend “Nonverbal Learning Disorder” by Rondalyn Whitney as a supplement to the other book. It doesn’t add anything useful to the conversation.
That being said, if you page through the book by Whitney and recognize your child in the examples, by all means, buy this book. I’m sure it would be a wonderful find for a parent whose child is like the author’s son, Zac. If I were an OT and had a kid with NLD I might write a book about my child as well. Can’t blame Whitney for that. It’s simply that the NLD world is bigger than the one described in her book. If the specifics fit your home and family, then yes, get this book — if you see something that makes you furrow your brow for a second, put it down and choose another. I won’t be purchasing this one.
Rating: 3 / 5
Excellent book, the writer combined her own experience with very good research. This book will help many parents and teacher to unferstand issues related to this dissorder and what to help them.
Rating: 5 / 5