Assessing and Diagnosing Young Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

A DSM-5-TR Compliant Guide
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-93311-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 840 g

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 postgraduate students training in the field.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nicoll, Neil

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Autismus und Asperger-Syndrom
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Historical overview of 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 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. Bayley scales of infant and child development 12. Mullen scales of early learning (Eileen M. Mullen) 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 assessment and diagnosis of 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. Remote and online assessments 23. Scoring developmental tests 24. Giving feedback 25. Intervention strategies 26. Diagnostic considerations and formulation PART V: Report writing and case studies 27. Report writing 28. Case studies and reports PART VI: Follow-up 29. Follow-up and support Part VII: Pondering the future 30. Pondering the future of neurodevelopmental disorders

Über Autor(innen)

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 programmes for psychologists and paediatricians, and presentations at international conferences.