Main description:

Recognized as the definitive reference and text on the relationship between brain health and behavior in children and adolescents, this volume is now in a third edition with 75% new material, including major updates throughout and numerous new chapters. Leading experts provide a neuropsychological perspective on medical, neurological, genetic, and developmental disorders that are frequently seen in clinical practice. The volume examines the impact of each condition on the developing brain; explores associated cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial impairments; and shows how the science translates into achieving better outcomes for children.

New to This Edition
*Reflects 12 years of significant research advances and the expanding role of pediatric neuropsychologists; increased attention to evidence-based intervention throughout.
*Chapters on additional medical and neurodevelopmental conditions: pediatric stroke, congenital heart disease, type 1 diabetes, and movement disorders.
*Section on genetic disorders: fragile X, Williams syndrome, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, and Down syndrome.
*Section on emergent and controversial conditions: nonverbal learning disabilities, dysexecutive syndrome, pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, and sluggish cognitive tempo.

Contents:

I. Introduction
1. Back to the Future: Phenotypes, Risk, Development, Time, and Reserve as Key Concepts in Pediatric Neuropsychology, Keith Owen Yeates
II. Medical and Neurological Disorders
2. Pediatric Conditions with Hydrocephalus, Yuri Shishido & T. Andrew Zabel
3. Epilepsy, Klajdi Puka & Mary Lou Smith
4. Brain Tumors and Cancer, M. Douglas Ris
5. Traumatic Brain Injury, Miriam H. Beauchamp & Keith Owen Yeates
6. Stroke, Mardee Greenham, Mark T. Mackay, Anne Gordon, & Vicki Anderson
7. Premature Birth, H. Gerry Taylor & Peter J. Anderson
8. Congenital Heart Disease, Adam R. Cassidy
9. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Gemma Bernes, Eileen M. Moore, Linnea Vaurio, & Sarah N. Mattson
10. Type 1 Diabetes, David D. Schwartz & Rachel M. Wasserman
III. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
11. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Erik G. Willcutt
12. Speech, Language, and Reading Disabilities, Robin L. Peterson & Bruce F. Pennington
13. Math Disability, Paul T. Cirino
14. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kirsty L. Coulter, Mary F. S. Dieckhaus, Rebecca P. Thomas, & Deborah Fein
15. Movement Disorders, E.Mark Mahone
IV. Genetic Disorders
16. Fragile X Syndrome, Andrea Schneider, Haleigh Scott, Rebecca Shields, & David Hessl
17. Williams Syndrome, Carolyn B. Mervis & Caroline Greiner deMagalhaes
18. 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, Renee Lajiness-O'Neill & Casey E. Swick
19. Down Syndrome, Nancy Raitano Lee, Catherine Stephan, & Rebecca I. LaQuaglia
V. Emergent and Controversial Conditions
20. Nonverbal Learning Disabilities, Margaret Semrud-Clikeman
21. Dysexecutive Syndrome, Gerard A. Gioia, Peter K. Isquith, & Robert M. Roth
22. Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, Osman Malik, Davide Martino, & Tammy Hedderly
23. Sluggish Cognitive Tempo, Lisa A. Jacobson
VI. Conclusions
24. From Knowledge Base to Clinical Case, Jane Holmes Bernstein & Adam R. Cassidy
Index