Smart But Stuck: How Resilience Frees Imprisoned Intelligence from Learning Disabilities, Second Edition

By Myrna Orenstein

Book Overview

Smart But Stuck, Second Edition is an updated look at how smart people with learning gaps can not only overcome them, but become successful in learning--and life. The new edition of this classic explores the emotional aspects of learning disabilities and imprisoned intelligence, showing how--and why--smart people with learning disabilities are resilient in getting help in order to struggle, survive, and achieve. The book also includes new material on the relationship between learning disabilities and neuroscience and a new foreword by Joseph Palombo, Founding Dean of the Institute for Clinical Social Work in Chicago.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789029464
• ISBN13: 9780789029461
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 8.4"