Treating Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

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'This is an important book that is unique both in its coverage of common neurodevelopmental disabilities, including visual, hearing, and motor impairments, and in its emphasis on evidence-based practice. The book will be a useful reference for pediatric neuropsychologists, applied developmental psychologists, and other professionals working in the fields of pediatric rehabilitation and developmental disabilities, and will also be a valuable text for graduate students and advanced trainees in those fields. The editors and contributors are actively involved in research and clinical practice, so the chapters are very well informed and represent the state of the art in assessment and intervention.' - Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University
'This excellent contribution provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the development and treatment of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families. Grounded in a developmental approach, chapters are written by noted experts on the respective disorders, who incorporate both research and clinical knowledge. Each chapter spends some time focused on two important, often-overlooked areas: implications for school functioning and the role of family adjustment to the disorders. Many chapters also provide examples of disorder-specific interventions that offer meaningful approaches to home- and school-based therapies. Also addressed are family systems therapy, health system analysis, and cultural issues in assessing and intervening with minority patients and families. I recommend this book to all social service, health, and education professionals who work with neurodevelopmentally disabled children, adolescents, or adults. It will serve as a useful graduate-level text in special education and clinical neuropsychology courses.' - Eileen B. Fennell, PhD, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida

'Most texts that deal with neurodevelopmental disabilities have focused almost exclusively on assessment and diagnostic issues. Obviously, assessment is critical, but assessment that isn't linked to treatment has limited utility. This book nicely integrates the two and, more importantly, devotes much of its content to new and innovative intervention strategies. The text provides up-to-date information and definitive methods for clinicians to try in their work with children and adolescents with the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disabilities. Not only will this book be useful to a broad spectrum of clinicians, it also will be an essential text for contemporary graduate courses on this topic.' - Erin D. Bigler, PhD, Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University 'This is an important book that is unique both in its coverage of common neurodevelopmental disabilities, including visual, hearing, and motor impairments, and in its emphasis on evidence-based practice. The book will be a useful reference for pediatric neuropsychologists, applied developmental psychologists, and other professionals working in the fields of pediatric rehabilitation and developmental disabilities, and will also be a valuable text for graduate students and advanced trainees in those fields. The editors and contributors are actively involved in research and clinical practice, so the chapters are very well informed and represent the state of the art in assessment and intervention.'- Keith Owen Yeates, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University