Assessing and Diagnosing Young Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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Neil Nicoll is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists, providing services for children with developmental delays and disorders, training programs for psychologists and paediatricians, and presentations at international conferences.

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This practical handbook assesses global developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders in young children. The new edition incorporates the transition from DSM 5 to DSM-5-TR and has an increased emphasis on cross-cultural and ethnic diversity aspects of assessing and diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorders in young children.

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Now in its second edition, this practical handbook assesses global developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders in young children. Explaining diagnostic, support, and treatment services available for children and their families, this volume clarifies psychological and medical terminology, and global legislative and societal factors relating to assessment. Fully updated, this new edition incorporates the transition from DSM 5 to DSM-5-TR and has an increased emphasis on cross-cultural and ethnic diversity aspects of assessing and diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorders in young children.

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 is essential reading for educational, clinical, and developmental psychologists working with children and their families, as well as post-graduate students training in the field.

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PART I: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG CHILDREN 1. Historical Overview of neurodevelopmental disorders in young children 2. What is a neurodevelopmental disorder 3. Genetic and chromosomal disorders 4. Selected genetic and chromosomal disorders 5. Population demographics of neurodevelopmental disorders PART II: WHY DO WE ASSESS AND DIAGNOSE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS? 6. Why do we assess young children? 7. Parental experience of assessment and diagnosis 8. Systemic reasons to assess and diagnose childhood disorders PART III: The assessment and diagnostic process 9. Psychometric assessment of childhood development 10. The Griffiths Scales of Mental Development 11. The Bayley Scales of infant and child development 12. The Mullen Scales of Early Learning 13. Other notable assessments for young children: the McCarthy Scales and the Miller Scales 14. Checklist and questionnaire-based assessments 15. Cross-cultural adaptations of developmental assessments 16. Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children 17. Cross-cultural issues in assessing autism spectrum disorder PART IV: From theory to practice 18. From theory to clinical practice 19. Pre-assessment preparation 20. The assessment process 21. "Driving" the test: the 75-25 rule and its application 22. On-line and remote assessments 23. Scoring developmental tests 24. Giving feedback 25. Intervention strategies 26. Diagnostic considerations and formulation PART V: Reporting and report writing 27. Report writing and case studies 28. Sample cases and reports PART VI: Follow-up 29. Follow-up Part VII: Pondering the future