Speaker Biographies

Dr. Larry B. Silver

Dr. Larry Silver, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, is in private practice in the Washington, D.C., area. He is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center. For more than 30 years, his primary areas of research, clinical and teaching interest have focused on the psychological, social and family impact of a group of related, neurologically-based disorders - Learning Disabilities, Language Disabilities, Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

He has written more than 150 publications, including the popular book, The Misunderstood Child: A Guide for Parent of Children with Learning Disabilities, now in its fourth edition. His other books include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment for Health and Mental Health Professionals and Dr. Larry Silver's Advice to Parents on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. His two most recent books are co-editied by Dr. Frank Kline and are intended for general education teachers: The Educator's Guide to Medical Issues in the Classroom and The Educator's Guide to Mental Health Issues in the Classroom.

Dr. Silver is active with the Learning Disabilities Association of America and is a past president of the organization. In 1992 he received the association's highest award, the Learning Disabilities Association Award, for outstanding leadership in the field of Learning Disabilities. In 1996 he received the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry's Berman Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the study and treatment of Learning Disabilities.

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