Syndrome of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Neurodevelopmental Manifestations

by Rourke, Byron P.

• ISBN13: 9780898621556
• ISBN10: 0898621550
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-06-23
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

In Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: The Syndrome and the Model, the "white matter" model was designed to encompass the complex manifestations and neurophysiological underpinnings of the NLD syndrome. Now, evidence that bears upon the white matter model has been gathered into a single volume. Building upon his previous work on NLD, Rourke explores the ramifications of NLD in the neuropsychology of learning disabilities and in pediatric neurological disease, disorder, and dysfunction.

Author Biography

Byron P. Rourke is Professor of Psychology and University Professor at the University of Windsor and a member of the faculty of the Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University. Past President of the International Neuropsychological Society and of the Division of Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association, he is cofounder and coeditor of the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, The Clinical Neuropsychologist and Child Neuropsychology and serves on the editorial boards of a number of scientific and professional journals. He was the 1994 recipient of the Canadian Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Practice of Psychology. His authored, coauthored, and edited books include Nonverbal Learning Disabilities,Child Neuropsychology, Learning Disabilities and Psychosocial Functioning, Neuropsychological Validation of Learning Disability Subtypes, Neuropsychological Assessment of Children, and Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The NLD Syndrome and the White Matter Model	1	(26)
Byron P. Rourke
White Matter Physiology and Pathology	27	(18)
Katy B. Fuerst
Byron P. Rourke
Callosal Agensis	45	(48)
Lisa A. Smith
Byron P. Rourke
Asperger Syndrome	93	(26)
Ami Klin
Sara S. Sparrow
Fred R. Volkmar
Domenic V. Cicchetti
Byron P. Rourke
Velocardiofacial Syndrome	119	(19)
Katy B. Fuerst
Catherine B. Dool
Byron P. Rourke
Williams Syndrome	138	(33)
Peter E. Anderson
Byron P. Rourke
de Lange Syndrome	171	(35)
Katherine D. Tsatsanis
Byron P. Rourke
Early Hydrocephalus	206	(33)
Jack M. Fletcher
Bonnie L. Brookshire
Timothy P. Bohan
Michael E. Brandt
Kevin C. Davidson
Sotos Syndrome	239	(16)
Catherine B. Dool
Katy B. Fuerst
Byron P. Rourke
Congenital Hypothyroidism	255	(27)
Joanne Rovet
Neuropsychological Consequences of Prophylactic Treatment for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia	282	(49)
Erin M. Picard
Byron P. Rourke
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy	331	(20)
Catherine B. Dool
Katy B. Fuerst
Byron P. Rourke
Turner Syndrome	351	(21)
Joanne Rovet
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	372	(35)
Audrey Don
Byron P. Rourke
Multiple Sclerosis	407	(26)
Roberta F. White
Maxine Krengel
Traumatic Brain Injury	433	(27)
Linda Ewing-Cobbs
Jack M. Fletcher
Harvey S. Levin
Toxicant-Induced Encephalopathy	460	(16)
Roberta F. White
Maxine Krengel
Conclusions and Future Directions	476	(21)
Katherine D. Tsatsanis
Byron P. Rourke
Appendix. Treatment Program for the Child with NLD	497	(12)
Byron P. Rourke
Index	509