Health Expert Dr. Robb Mapou shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/944320/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/944320/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/944320/index http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/126663/resources-children Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:00:00 -0500 Dr. Robb Mapou In my last installment, with the help of my colleagues, I tried to explain how teachers can work effectively with children with dyslexia, teaching them how to read and spell more effectively. In this installment, again with input from my colleagues, I provide resources for teachers and others who help children learn to read. These are applicable to both normal readers and students with dyslexia. Teachers can learn how written English... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/126663/resources-children http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/124749/teaching-dyslexic Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:53:00 -0500 Dr. Robb Mapou Unfortunately, the demands of my work have prevented me from writing as regularly as I had hoped. I recently learned that a blog is typically updated daily, so these monthly to every-other-month posts certainly do not qualify as blogs. I hope my readers will forgive my less-than-timely posts and will stick with me to learn more about learning disabilities in adults. After my September post on dyslexia, one reader challenged my emphasis on... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/124749/teaching-dyslexic http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/118855/dyslexia Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:59:00 -0400 Dr. Robb Mapou Dyslexia is probably the most misunderstood learning disability.  When I ask people what they think dyslexia is, they typically respond, "Reversing letters and numbers."  Even psychologists at my continuing education workshops have given this response!  This shows the widespread nature of this misunderstanding.  When the word dyslexia, is broken apart, it means difficulty (dys) reading (lexia).  So, dyslexia, is, very... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/118855/dyslexia http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/114823/learning-disability Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:47:00 -0400 Dr. Robb Mapou So what, exactly is a learning disability, and where did this term come from? According to Dr. Roger Brumback and a number of others who have recounted the history of the concept, the term "learning disability" was first used by Dr. Samuel Kirk, a professor of education at the University of Illinois, in 1963. Dr. Kirk was addressing a conference on "Problems of the Perceptually Handicapped Child" and told the audience: I have used the term... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/114823/learning-disability http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/111594/and-why-doing-this Thu, 13 May 2010 15:19:00 -0400 Dr. Robb Mapou Hi! I'm Dr. Robb Mapou, and this is the beginning of my blog on learning disabilities, with a focus on adults. A lot of folks have suggested that I do this, but not being of the computer generation, I kind of said, "Who, me? I don't know how to blog!" On the other hand, I have always been a writer: I published a newspaper in my fourth grade class, worked on my junior high and high school newspapers, won an award for a paper in college, have... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/944320/111594/and-why-doing-this