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Barbara Rissman
Barbara Rissman, Ph.D., brings personal experience to this book. Her daughter Sally was born with an encephalocele, a neural tube defect estimated to occur in two to three out of every 10,000 live births. The extreme demands of caring for and educating a child with spina bifida, resultant hydrocephalus, and undiagnosed learning difficulties led Dr. Rissman to pursue a private teaching practice so that she could be available for Sally’s many surgeries and therapies. Dr. Rissman completed four diplomas in music, and for 22 years she taught piano, organ, and theory of music to students of all ages and ability levels. Subsequently, she transitioned to the field of education and undertook doctoral research, inspired by Sally’s 12-year journey through school. Dr. Rissman’s 2007 study explored the learning experiences of students with spina bifida, hydrocephalus, and an NLD profile in mainstream Australian schools. She currently works at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology as a sessional academic, equity project officer, and previously served as a unit coordinator and tutor. Her immediate goal is to raise awareness of NLD among educational, medical, and allied health practitioners to prevent serious emotional, developmental, and educational consequences if the NLD is not identified early and managed successfully.
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