Parents and doctors often treat learning disabilities based on behavior rather than what is actually happening in the brain to cause that behavior.& A diagnosis of ADHD can stem from any number of things, and medication won???t cure the fact that the child may have a sensory impairment (hearing/vision) or a brain that??'s not wired to retain information after ten minutes without some sort of stimulating break.& These are two extremely simple examples.& The Eides have comprehensive chapters on every kind of learning disability, from dyslexia to dysgraphia, and even the issues that come up in giftedness.& It??'s a comprehensive look at these disorders from two neuropsychologists who have pioneered the study, as well as being parents of gifted/learning disabled children. It provides an answer to the parents of the 16 million children with significant learning and behavioral problems; to the nearly 3 million teachers who are responsible for their education; to the 2 million homeschooling families, many of whom choose this route of education when poorly diagnosed or managed difficulties force them out of the traditional school track; and to the many therapists and other clinicians who help care for these children.