Main description:

Covers a wide range of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in children, not only commonly discussed ones such as ASD -Focuses on the practicalities of assessing and diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorders
Distils background theory, terminology, criteria and 'product' advice into a compendium
Uniquely, a theme throughout is the impact of testing and diagnosis on families and how to support them

Contents:

Part 1: 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 Part 2: Why do we assess and diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders? 5.Why do we assess young children? 6. Parental experience of assessment and diagnosis 7. Systemic reasons to assess and diagnose childhood disorders Part 3: The assessment and diagnostic process 8. Psychometric assessment of childhood development 9. The Griffiths Scales of mental development 10. Bayley Scales of infant and child development 11. Other notable assessments for young children: The McCarthy Scales and the Miller Scales 12. Checklist and questionnaire-based assessments 13. Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder in young children Part 4: From theory to practice 14. From theory to clinical practice 15. Pre-assessment preparation 16. The assessment process 17. 'Driving' the test: The 75-25 rule and its application 18. Scoring developmental tests 19. Giving feedback 20. Diagnostic considerations and formulation 21. Follow-up and support Part 5: Reporting and report writing 22. Report writing 23. Sample reports Part 6: Illustrative case examples 24. Illustrated case summaries