Adult Dyslexia

A Guide for the Workplace

Gary Fitzgibbon, Brian O'Connor (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2002
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-48712-8 (ISBN)

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Dyslexia is usually considered a disorder of childhood, but many sufferers continue to have problems during adulthood or were never helped in childhood. In the workplace, dyslexia can be the root cause of under-performance that manifests itself in ways other than those typically associated with child dyslexics.

In the workplace, dyslexia can be the root cause of under-performance that manifests itself in ways other than those typically associated with child dyslexics.

Adult Dyslexia gives practical advice about identifying and helping adult dyslexics in ways that are relevant to the workplace and suitable for adults, rather than being adaptations of methods used with children.
* Written by an experienced occupational psychologist
* Includes a practical question/answer section and screening tools
* Emphasises that dyslexics have strengths as well as weaknesses
* An invaluable tool for managers to help develop dyslexic employees

Gary Fitzgibbon and Brian O'Connor have varied and extensive experience of both advising organizations on adult dyslexia issues and providing assessment, counselling and training services toadult dyslexics.

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How Society can Disable or Empower Dyslexics

Disability Anti-Discrimination Legislation

Dyslexics in the Workforce: Strengths, Weaknesses and Reasonable Adjustments

Managing Adult Dyslexia in the Work Place

Counselling Adult Dyslexics

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 248 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Logopädie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
ISBN-10	0-471-48712-0 / 0471487120
ISBN-13	978-0-471-48712-8 / 9780471487128
Zustand	Neuware