Diagnosing Learning Disorders, Second Edition A Neuropsychological Framework

by Pennington, Bruce F.

• ISBN13: 9781593857141
• ISBN10: 1593857144
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-17
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

"Recent years have seen major advances in understanding and treating a wide range of neurodevelopmental disorders that affect children's learning and behavior. This authoritative work provides an accessible overview of what learning disorders are, how they develop, and how to diagnose them and intervene appropriately. The second edition has been substantially revised and expanded to bring practitioners fully up to date. Now grounded in a multiple-cognitive deficit model of learning disorders - unlike the prior edition's modular, single-deficit model - the volume has a heightened locus on evidence-based practice and contains several entirely new chapters." "The book synthesizes current scientific knowledge on such conditions as dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It offers clear guidance for making sense of a child's impairments and strengths and developing a differential diagnosis based on presenting symptoms, the child's history, behavioral observations, and thorough testing. Issues in defining and validating particular disorders are also addressed. User-friendly features include handy summary tables, in-depth case Illustrations that bring the diagnostic process to life, and recommendations for linking diagnosis to effective intervention." "This scholarly yet highly practical volume is essential reading for a broad audience of professionals working with children, including school psychologists, neuropsychologists, child clinical and developmental psychologists, special educators, child psychiatrists, and pediatricians. Graduate students in these fields will find it an invaluable text."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Bruce F. Pennington, PhD, is a developmental neuropsychologist who has earned an international reputation for his research on dyslexia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and autism. He has published 163 articles in refereed journals and was selected to appear on ISIHighlyCited.com because of his exceptional citation count in the field of Psychology/Psychiatry. He is particularly interested in using genetic and neuropsychological methods to understand comorbidity among disorders. Dr. Pennington is a John Evans Professor of Psychology at the University of Denver, where he heads the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Program. His honors include Research Scientist, MERIT, and Fogarty awards from the National Institutes of Health; the Samuel T. Orton Award from the International Dyslexia Association; and the Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture from the British Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to being a researcher and research mentor, Dr. Pennington is also a child clinical neuropsychologist, and has been active in clinical practice and training throughout his career.

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts	p. 1
How Learning Disorders Develop	p. 3
Neuropsychological Constructs	p. 13
Issues in Syndrome Validation	p. 23
Less Well-Validated Learning Disorders	p. 28
Differential Diagnosis	p. 35
Reviews of Disorders	p. 43
Dyslexia	p. 45
Speech and Language Disorders	p. 83
Autism Spectrum Disorder	p. 108
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 152
Intellectual Disability	p. 181
Developmental Coordination Disorder	p. 227
Mathematics Disorder	p. 234
Nonverbal Learning Disability	p. 242
Implications for Practice and Policy	p. 249
Evidence-Based Practice: Barriers and Benefits	p. 251
Controversial Therapies	p. 264
Helpful Resources for Parents and Teachers	p. 283
Useful Websites	p. 287
Frequently Used Tests for Learning Disorders	p. 289
References	p. 293
Index	p. 343
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