Developmental Assessment of the School-aged Child with Developmental

Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments. It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. It covers intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia (mathematical disability), autism spectrum disorders, speech and language impairment, developmental coordination disorder, and emotional and personality development. Each chapter includes an account of normal development, including developmental milestones, an overview of the disorder, and its clinical assessment. This important professional guide will be invaluable for all child health and mental health professionals and trainees, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health workers, clinical psychologists and educational psychologists.

ISBN 184905181X   Pages 336 ISBN13 9781849051811 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 499 Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers   Published in London Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers   Height (mm) 234 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 156 Publication date 15 Jul 2011   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 618.9285889   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1. Introduction: General issues in development.; 2. Developmental disabilities (disorders).; 3. Developmental assessment.; 4. Acquisition of reading: Developmental dyslexia (Specific Reading Disability) and its assessment.; 5. Development of speech and language: Specific language impairment and its assessment.; 6. Acquisition of mathematical skills: Developmental dyscalculia and its assessment.; 7. Development of social communication and assessment of autism spectrum disorders.; 8. Development of general cognitive functions: Generalised learning disability (mild) and its assessment.; 9. Development of motor skills: Developmental coordination disorder and its assessment.; 10. Emotional development: Assessment of attachment and personality.; Appendix I. Developmental milestones.; Appendix II. Developmental history: parent form.; Appendix III. School report form.; Appendix IV. Direct School Observation form.

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