Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders

by Riccio, Cynthia A.; Sullivan, Jeremy R.; Cohen, Morris J.

• ISBN13: 9780470184134
• ISBN10: 0470184132
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Professionals need clear recommendations for authentic developmental assessment of children and adolescents. This comprehensive and accessible book presents principles of child and adolescent neuropsychology with compelling case studies to demonstrate what a broad range of disorders look like in the real world. Assessment, educational and psychological implications, as well as evidence-based interventions and strategies, follow the cases. This is a unique and cutting-edge resource for school psychologists, counseling psychologists, school social workers, special educators, child psychiatrists, and pediatric neurologists.

Author Biography

Cynthia A. Riccio, PhD, is Professor of School Psychology at Texas A M University. Jeremy R. Sullivan, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Morris J. Cohen, EdD, is Professor of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
About the Authors	p. xix
Introduction to Pediatric Neuropsychology	p. 1
What Is Pediatric Neuropsychology?	p. 1
Neuropsychological Assessment	p. 3
Interpretation	p. 9
Why Neuropsychological Assessment?	p. 10
Linking Assessment to Intervention	p. 11
Concluding Comments	p. 12
Learning Disabilities: Reading Disability/Dyslexia	p. 15
Definition	p. 15
Etiology	p. 17
Course and Prognosis	p. 23
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 25
Case Study: Cord-Dyslexia	p. 28
Concluding Comments	p. 39
Learning Disabilities: Dyscalculia/Math Disability	p. 41
Definition	p. 41
Etiology	p. 44
Course and Prognosis	p. 48
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 53
Case Study: Carl-Dyscalculia	p. 53
Concluding Comments	p. 62
Specific Language Impairment/Dysphasia	p. 63
Definition	p. 63
Etiology	p. 66
Course and Prognosis	p. 72
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 77
Case Study: Naya-Dysphasia/SLI	p. 79
Concluding Comments	p. 87
Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 89
Definition	p. 89
Etiology	p. 91
Course and Prognosis	p. 100
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 106
Case Study: John-Asperger's Disorder	p. 108
Concluding Comments	p. 119
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	p. 121
Definition	p. 121
Etiology	p. 124
Course and Prognosis	p. 127
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 129
Case Study: Eddie-Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Combined Type	p. 137
Concluding Comments	p. 145
Tourette Syndrome	p. 147
Definition	p. 147
Etiology	p. 148
Course and Prognosis	p. 152
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 162
Case Study: Moses-Tourette Syndrome	p. 167
Concluding Comments	p. 178
Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 181
Definition	p. 181
Course and Prognosis	p. 184
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 193
Case Study: Gage-Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 198
Concluding Comments	p. 206
Childhood Cancer	p. 207
Definition	p. 207
Etiology	p. 209
Course and Prognosis	p. 211
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 217
Case Study: David-Lymphocytic Leukemia	p. 220
Case Study: Jay-Astrocytoma	p. 228
Concluding Comments	p. 236
Epilepsy	p. 237
Definition	p. 237
Etiology	p. 239
Course and Prognosis	p. 240
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 246
Case Study: Zoey-Complex Partial Seizures with Temporal Lobe Origin	p. 251
Case Study: Lane-Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (Epileptic Aphasia)	p. 260
Concluding Comments	p. 272
Cerebrovascular Disease: Focus on Sickle Cell Disease	p. 273
Definition	p. 273
Etiology	p. 274
Course and Prognosis	p. 275
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 279
Case Study: Lania-Sickle Cell Disease without Stroke	p. 281
Case Study: Jed-Sickle Cell Disease with Stroke	p. 294
Concluding Comments	p. 305
Low Birth Weight	p. 307
Definition	p. 307
Etiology	p. 307
Course and Prognosis	p. 309
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 317
Case Study: Emily-Extremely Low Birth Weight	p. 322
Concluding Comments	p. 332
Environmental Toxin Exposure	p. 335
Definition and Etiology	p. 335
Course and Prognosis	p. 341
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 346
Case Study: Demetric-Lead Exposure	p. 347
Concluding Comments	p. 357
Neurotoxins, Pregnancy, and Subsequent Disorders	p. 359
Definition and Etiology	p. 359
Course and Prognosis: FASD and Illicit Drugs	p. 366
Case Study: Caleb-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	p. 368
Course and Prognosis: Antiepileptics and FVS	p. 377
Case Study: Keisha-Fetal Valproate Syndrome	p. 378
Evidence-Based Interventions	p. 384
Concluding Comments	p. 385
Chromosomal Anomalies	p. 387
Autosomal Abnormalities: Down Syndrome	p. 387
Fragile X	p. 392
Williams Syndrome	p. 397
Angelman Syndrome	p. 403
Prader-Willi Syndrome	p. 407
Case Study: George-Angelman Syndrome	p. 413
Sex Chromosome Disorders	p. 417
Case Study: Walter-Noonan Syndrome	p. 424
Concluding Comments	p. 431
Neurocutaneous Disorders	p. 433
Neurofibromatosis	p. 433
Case Study: Gino-Neurofibromatosis Type 1	p. 438
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex	p. 448
Case Study: Hector-Tuberous Sclerosis	p. 452
Sturge-Weber Syndrome	p. 463
Case Study: Juliana-Sturge-Weber Syndrome	p. 466
Concluding Comments	p. 475
Metabolic Disorders	p. 477
Type 1 Diabetes	p. 477
Case Study: Sam-Type 1 Diabetes	p. 484
Phenylketonuria	p. 494
Case Study: Vinnie-PKU	p. 499
Mucopolysaccharide Disorders	p. 512
Concluding Comments	p. 514
Looking Back, Looking Forward	p. 517
Assessment to Intervention Planning in Pediatric Neuropsychology	p. 517
Summary of Intervention Issues	p. 525
Conclusion and Future Directions	p. 527
References	p. 529
Author Index	p. 687
Subject Index	p. 709
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