Harold Levinson is an American psychiatrist and author, known for developing his cerebellar theory of treating dyslexia.
15 Facts About Harold Levinson
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Harold Levinson used the same over-the-counter medication to treat the associated attention deficit, hyperactivity, impaired concentration and distractibility.
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Harold Levinson considers that his findings suggested that cerebellar problems cause a scrambling of information, which secondarily confuse higher brain processors.
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Harold Levinson appeared on television to discuss his treatment in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Harold Levinson had studied more than 20,000 patients in total.
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One of the additional psychological problems Harold Levinson determined was associated with the same brain disorder is the rise of adult phobias.
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Harold Levinson published a book entitled Phobia Free in which his findings were outlined.
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Harold Levinson was interviewed on The Phil Donahue Show in the early 1980s, in addition to many other network shows like Lifestyles with Regis Philbin, and The Today Show, The Morning Show.
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Harold Levinson used to be a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at New York University Medical Center.
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Harold Levinson became the director of the Medical Dyslexic and Attention Deficit Disorder Treatment Centre on Long Island.
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Harold Levinson is the Clinical and Research Director of the Levinson Medical Center for Learning Disabilities, which has had locations in New York, England, and Hong Kong.
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Harold Levinson has published his research in academic journals including Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, Perceptual and Motor Skills and Academic Therapy.
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In 1980 Harold Levinson published the book Dyslexia - a Solution to the Riddle, expanding upon his theories on dyslexia, as well as related ADHD and phobias.
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In 1991 Harold Levinson published the book The Upside-Down Kids, which followed a hypothetical classroom containing eight children with different learning disabilities.
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Harold Levinson is the author of the Psychology Today blog Freud's Missing Links.