Neuropsychological Interviewing of Children and Adolescents

by Donders, Jacobus; Suchy, Yana

• ISBN13: 9781462560073
• ISBN10: 1462560075
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2026-02-02
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Breaking new ground in pediatric neuropsychology, this is the first book that guides practitioners to conduct effective neuropsychological interviews with children, adolescents, and their parents. Leading authorities cover a range of practice settings, as well as many different congenital and acquired conditions. The volume is packed with sample interview questions and concrete clinical guidelines. It emphasizes ways to tailor interviews to each child’s clinical presentation. Developmental, family, and cultural factors, as well as level of cognitive and adaptive functioning, are considered. Chapters also address how to supplement interview data with behavioral observations and record reviews. Extensive quick-reference tables are featured throughout. 

Author Biography

Jacobus Donders, PhD, ABPP (CN, RP), is a psychologist at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He is board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology, with a subspecialty certification in Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychology.  Dr. Donders is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 22 and 40), the Michigan Psychological Association, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. In addition to being an active clinical practitioner, he has served on multiple editorial and executive boards, has authored or coauthored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has edited or coedited several books.   

Yana Suchy, PhD, ABPP-CN, is Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah, where she has been extensively involved in training graduate students in the art of clinical interviewing, as well as in training and supervision of neuropsychological assessment. A board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, Dr. Suchy is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40 of the American Psychological Association), and serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Clinical Neuropsychologist. She has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and professional texts, and has authored or coedited several books.

Table of Contents

I. Contexts and Settings
1. The Essentials of the Pediatric Neuropsychological Interview, Jacobus Donders & Yana Suchy
2. Interviewing Children and Families from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds, Andy V. Pham, Anisa N. Goforth, Seema Mahdavi, Anna Reszewicz, & Lesline Charles
3. Forensic and Medicolegal Context, Jennifer L. Huffman & Jennifer G. Gidley Larson
4. Rehabilitation, Alison M. Colbert, Sarah J. Tlustos, & Michael W. Kirkwood
II. Disorders and Conditions
5. Prematurity, Gwendolyn J. Gerner
6. Myelomeningocele, Allison del Castillo Payne, Diana Ohanian, Kyle Deane, Kathy Zebracki, & Grayson N., Holmbeck
7. Cerebral Palsy, Danielle N. Shapiro & Seth Warschausky
8. Congenital Heart Disease, Kelly R. Wolfe, Dawn Ilardi, Jacqueline H. Sanz, & Adam R. Cassidy
9. Pediatric Stroke, Claire Champigny & Robyn Westmacott
10. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Christina R. Veziris, Riley J. Felicicchia, Ella M. Ryan, & Sarah N. Mattson
11. Pediatric Central Nervous System Demyelinating Disorders, Christa Hutaff-Lee & Lana Harder
12. Epilepsy, Madison M. Berl & Hayley J. Loblein
13. Intellectual Development Disorder, Danielle Wexler, Natasha N. Ludwig, Emma Barbato, & Rebecca W. Lieb
14. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Julie Grieco & Molly Colvin
15. Specific Learning Disabilities, Robin L. Peterson & Eliza Kramer
16. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Christine C. Cukar-Capizzi, C. Teal Raffaele, & Julie M. Wolf
17. Traumatic Brain Injury, Vickie Plourde & Brian L. Brooks
18. Pediatric Cancer, Ashley M. Whitaker & Lisa A. Jacobson
Index