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Informationen zum Autor Scott Hunter is the Director of Pediatric Neuropsychology and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. Jacobus Donders is the Chief Psychologist at Mary Free Bed Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Grand Rapids! Michigan. Klappentext This 2007 volume provides an overview of evidence-based treatments for common pediatric brain behavior disorders. Zusammenfassung Pediatric neuropsychology is the practice of understanding and elucidating brain-behavior relationships as applied to children and adolescents. This 2007 volume examines trends in the assessment and treatment of common disorders including traumatic brain injuries! brain tumors! epilepsy! and autistic spectrum disorders. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Fundamentals of Pediatric Neuropsychological Intervention: 1. Introduction Scott Hunter and Jacobus Donders; 2. A developmental approach to pediatric neuropsychological intervention Tara Spevack; 3. Empirical bases for assessment and intervention Elizabeth Sparrow; 4. Multicultural aspects of pediatric neuropsychological intervention and rehabilitation Julie Ries, B. Potter and Antolin Llorente; 5. Bridging neuropsychological practice with educational intervention Jennifer Maedgen and Margaret Semrud-Clikeman; Part II. Managing Neurocognitive Impairments in Children and Adolescents: 6. Traumatic brain injury Jacobus Donders; 7. Neuropsychological sequelae in children treated for cancer Marsha Nortz, Jannel Phillips and Douglas Ris; 8. Seizure disorders Lynn Blackburn, Frank Zelko and Hillary Shurtleff; 9. Autism spectrum disorders and social disabilities Julie Wolf, Deborah Fein and Natacha Akshoomoff; 10. Diagnosing and treating right hemisphere disorders Bonny Forrest; 11. Genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability Bonita Klein-Tasman, K. D. Phillips and J. Kelderman; 12. Remediating specific learning disorders Karen Wills; 13. Managing attentional disorders Donna Palumbo and J. Diehl; 14. Managing dysexecutive disorders E. Mark Mahone and Beth S. Slomine; 15. Pediatric movement disorders Scott Hunter; 16. Management of children with disorders of motor control and co-ordination David Tupper; Part III. Medical, Rehabilitative and Experimental Interventions: 17. Pharmacological interventions for neurodevelopmental disorders Thomas Owley; 18. Quantitative EEG and neurofeedback Kevin Krull, M. R. George and D. Strother; 19. Neuroimaging and its role in developing interventions Erin Bigler; 20. Cognitive rehabilitation Robert Butler; 21. Neuropsychological rehabilitation of school-age children: an integrated team approach to individualized interventions George Prigatano and Sylvie Naar-King; Part IV. Future Directions: 22. Reflections on present and future interventions in neurodevelopmental disorders Eileen Fennell....
