Overview: common disorder groups -- Ten truths before you begin -- Pre-test: can you identify these learners? -- ch. 1. The impulse learner: attention-deficit disorder -- ch. 2. The resigned learner: learned helplesness -- ch. 3. The challenged reader: dyslexia -- ch. 4. The argumentative learner: oppositional disorder -- ch. 5. The frustrated learner: learning delayed -- ch. 6. The learners in motion: hyperactivity -- ch. 7. The unsound learner: auditory-processing deficits -- ch. 8. The out-of control learner: conduct disorder -- ch. 9. The demotivated learner: stress disorders -- ch. 10. The troubled learner: depression -- In closing -- Post-test: You'll recognize these learners now! -- Appendix.