ABSTRACT
This essential guide is a research-based practical handbook for assessing global developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders in young children. It explains diagnostic, support, and treatment services available for children and their families, clarifying psychological and medical terminology, and global legislative and societal factors relating to assessment.
Designed as a comprehensive compendium for student and practicing psychologists, it offers an introduction to historical perspectives around child development and developmental disorders, and how these have affected our understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders. It explains professional and ethical considerations surrounding the clinical practice of developmental assessments, and focuses on the crucial importance of understanding and supporting the parental experience of assessment and diagnosis. Key topics covered include: definitions and descriptions of genetic and chromosomal disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders; eligibility criteria for support and assistance; the Griffiths Scales, Bayley Scales, and other notable assessments for young children; autism spectrum disorder; the process of assessment and diagnosis, diagnostic tools, and report writing.
Including a chapter of illustrative case studies of children with developmental disorders, this book will be essential reading for educational, clinical, and developmental psychologists working with children and their families, as well as post-graduate students training in the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Introduction
part I|51 pages
Neurodevelopmental disorders in young children
chapter 1|11 pages
Historical overview of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children
chapter 2|14 pages
What is A Neurodevelopmental Disorder?
chapter 3|8 pages
Genetic and chromosomal disorders
chapter 4|16 pages
Selected genetic and chromosomal disorders
part II|29 pages
Why do we assess and diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders?
chapter 5|9 pages
Why do we assess young children?
chapter 6|10 pages
Parental experience of assessment and diagnosis
chapter 7|8 pages
Systemic reasons to assess and diagnose childhood disorders
part III|51 pages
The assessment and diagnotic process
chapter 8|15 pages
Psychometric assessment of childhood development
chapter 9|6 pages
The Griffiths Scales of mental development
chapter 10|3 pages
Bayley Scales of infant and child development
chapter 12|10 pages
Checklist and questionnaire-based assessments
chapter 13|12 pages
Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children
part IV|55 pages
From theory to practice
chapter 14|2 pages
From theory to clinical practice
chapter 15|6 pages
Pre-assessment preparation
chapter 16|8 pages
The assessment process
chapter 17|13 pages
“Driving” the test: the 75-25 rule and its application
chapter 18|2 pages
Scoring developmental tests
chapter 19|7 pages
Giving feedback
chapter 20|13 pages
Diagnostic considerations and formulation
chapter 21|2 pages
Follow-up and support
part V|36 pages
Reporting and report writing
chapter 22|14 pages
Report writing
chapter 23|20 pages
Sample reports
part VI|16 pages
Illustrative case examples