Main description:

Developmental and behavioural paediatrics is the assessment of children to ascertain their developmental status. This includes speech and language delay, learning difficulties, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and social communication disorders, including Asperger's Syndrome and Autism. Accurate diagnosis means that children, and their parents, can be given the appropriate support and advice required to ensure the best possible therapy and support (BMI Healthcare).

This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of developmental and behavioural disorders in children.

Beginning with an introduction to normal development and behaviour, the text then discusses surveillance and screening processes.

Each of the following chapters covers a different disorder or syndrome, from Down's syndrome, neuroregressive disorders and ADHD, to cerebral palsy, selective mutism, visual and hearing impairments, and many more.

The final sections discuss therapeutic techniques including pharmacotherapy, counselling, and complementary and alternative medicine.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of developmental and behavioural disorders in children
Covers many different disorders and syndromes
Includes discussion on medicolegal aspects
Features illustrations and figures to enhance learning

Contents:

History of developmental pediatrics
Normal development and behaviour
Theories of normal development and behaviour
Developmental concerns in pediatrics practice
Developmental surveillance and screening
Approach to a child with developmental delay
Developmental supportive care in the NICU
Follow up of high risk newborns
Genetics of developmental disorders
Intellectual disability
Multiple disabilities
Down's syndrome
Turner syndrome
Noonan syndrome
Fragile X syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
Prader Willi syndrome
Angelman syndrome
Williams syndrome
Neurofibraomatosis
Tuberous sclerosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Rett syndrome
Sleep disorders
Feeding disorders
Elimination disorders
Seizure disorders
Cerebral palsy
Motor disorders
Neuroregressive disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
Traumatic brain injury and stroke
Neuromalignancy
ADHD
Disruptive behavioural disorders
Anxiety
Depression
Tic disorders
Hearing impairment
Visual impairment
Balance disorders and dizziness
Development coordination disorder
Sensory processing disorders
Language and speech disorders
Selective mutism
Autism spectrum disorder
Medical disorders in Autism
Scholastic backwardness
Specific learning disability
Development and behavioural disorders in adolescence
Child abuse
Role of evaluations in management
Therapies and interventions
Early intervention
Pharmacotherapy
Counseling
Electronic gadgets and media
Use of technology in practice
Role of complementary and alternative medicine
Medicolegal aspects