Teaching Kids With Mental Health and Learning Disorders in the Regular Classroom How to Recognize, Understand, and Help Challenged (And Challenging) Students Succeed

Summary: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Nonverbal Learning Disability (NVLD). Asperger's Syndrome. Trichotillomania. In our age of mainstreaming, many students have these and other mental health issues and learning problems. How can educators recognize the symptoms, respond appropriately, and meet students? learning needs while preventing or addressing disruptive behaviors? This book is a go-to guide for information, adv...ice, and practical strategies. It describes mental health and learning disorders often observed in school children, explains how each might be exhibited in the classroom, and offers expert suggestions on what to do (and sometimes what not to do). User-friendly and jargon-free, this is an essential tool for teachers, special education professionals, school counselors and psychologists, administrators, and teaching aides. [read more]