Gregg's timely work contrasts the intensive services delivered to children with learning disabilities and ADHD to the relative dearth of efforts for these individuals as they transition into adulthood. Often unrecognized, minimized, or ignored, this 'silent epidemic' results in considerable cost to the individual and society. Thorough yet accessible, the book presents systemic assessment and intervention strategies designed to accommodate these individuals' learning and psychosocial needs.--James B. Hale, PhD, ABPdN, Professor of Educational Neuroscience (retired), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
A great resource in an area that has many challenges. I particularly like the way the solid research base is translated into implications for assessment and accommodation. Loaded with valuable information, this book fills an important gap in the literature.--Martha L. Thurlow, PhD, Director, National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota
An exceptionally well-written, detailed, authoritative, and science-based review of appropriate educational accommodations for teens and adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD, and the documentation needed to obtain them. It is the best contemporary treatment of this topic available. The book is rich with useful recommendations pertaining to multiple aspects of individual functioning, including cognitive, social, emotional, behavioral, and academic domains. Highly readable, instructive, and punctuated with informative case examples, this book should prove beneficial to clinicians, educators, and graduate students.--Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Written by an expert in the field, this book is coherent and insightful. Gregg's coverage of up-to-date research is comprehensive, and she has an exceptional ability to identify and describe practical applications. The book meets a tremendous need.--H. Lee Swanson, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology, University of California, Riverside; Research Professor, University of New Mexico
- With her extensive specialization in adolescents and adults with LD and ADHD, Dr. Gregg unravels the complexities of secondary and postsecondary school environments and clarifies the needs of these students. She brings confidence and an evidence-based validity to her conclusions and recommendations. This is a resource book that can guide and inform decision-making by professionals working with secondary and postsecondary students. In addition to its discussion of historical policy and current regulations, this book is a well-organized guide to the analysis of reading, mathematics, and behavioral-emotional assessments and accommodations. It is a comprehensive, well-thought-out book, appropriate to both the college classroom and the consulting office, which focuses on a subject that only recently has captured the spotlight yet promises to be important in the years to come. --The Educational Therapist, 1/6/2011ff A welcome volume....Not only does the book provide comprehensive summaries of research on an array of learning issues, but also links the research to useful suggestions for educational interventions and accommodations for learning impairments in adolescents and adults. It is an extremely useful handbook that will be relevant for years to come for practicing neuropsychologists as well as for practitioners in related professions who help secondary and post-secondary students with ADHD and/or learning disabilities....Pragmatic and clear suggestions for accommodations and interventions, including the use of various illustrated decision trees to guide decisions, make the book a useful resource for educators and clinicians on the frontlines who are working with adolescent and adult students. Of particular interest were reviews of existing and emerging assistive technologies that permeate the chapters....A gem of a book that has something useful to offer experienced neuropsychologists, other clinical or educational professionals, and advanced graduate students. In the spirit of the guiding theme of the book, every reader will come away with having learned something new from this volume. --Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1/6/2011ff This volume will be welcomed by the parents of teenagers and adults coping with ADHD....Comprehensive and authoritative. --Inside TSA, 1/6/2011ff Commendable for providing a decision-making model to guide the development of assessment practices and accommodations that meet the needs of these students and legal mandates. In addition, Gregg provides excellent insights into the comprehensive approach required for accurate assessment of the unique cognitive and social-emotional profiles of students with ADHD and LD. Using flowcharts, tables, and assessment profiles of people with ADHD and LD, Gregg offers concrete examples of how to conduct thorough evaluations that capture students' unique strengths and weaknesses. Such thorough assessments are essential to enable professionals to offer accommodations that match the varying needs of these students. The breadth of research Gregg cites to support her recommendations is impressive....Gregg provides information that will help practitioners to develop a greater understanding of the difficulties students with LD and ADHD face in secondary and postsecondary institutions and a greater appreciation of the many accommodations available, especially the emerging technologies that offer individually adapted modes for learning....Offers researchers an agenda for future research that could provide clinicians and educators with the assessment tools and interventions needed to enable students with LD and ADHD to learn efficiently and avoid the risks that threaten their well-being. --PsycCRITIQUES, 1/6/2011
