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Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids
Braaten and Felopulos describe how the evaluation process occurs in children, including the role (if any) that testing plays in diagnosing and devising treatment plans for dyslexia, ADHD, math and reading disorders, autism and Asperger syndrome, depression, anxiety, and other conditions.
An Exceptional Pupil
In an entertaining synthesis of personal experience and scientific investigation, Angel Griffin describes effective methods for teaching the exceptional pupil, the Aspergers child. As she and her son travel his road to actualization through home education, her understanding grows with every problem they solve. Using the latest scientific findings to inform her teaching, she makes practical sense of what professionals know. With clarity and precision, her writing demonstrates the elegance of her essential principles. A book about cultivating whole-brain thinking, it never shrinks from the big picture—what connects the features of autism and what this tells us about teaching our children.
Library Journal
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
The Child Clinician's Report-Writing Handbook
Now revised and updated, this indispensable tool streamlines the process of conducting child and adolescent assessments and producing high-quality reports. In a convenient large-size format, the book is filled with interview questions and reproducible forms for collecting pertinent information from children, parents, and teachers; wording to describe more than 100 commonly used tests; and menus of terms and phrases for each section of a report. Formats and writing tips are provided for diagnostic, personality, and neuropsychological reports; treatment plans; progress notes; and more. Other user-friendly features include lists of medications and abbreviations and recommended print and online resources for professionals and parents. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Revised throughout for DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM. *Includes the most current test batteries and rating scales. *Updated resources for professionals and parents. *Reproducible materials now available online.
Parents Have the Power to Make Special Education Work
Written by parents who have been through the US special education system, this book cuts through the jargon to provide other parents with a no-nonsense road map full of valuable first-hand insights and tried-and-tested advice. The authors clearly describe: · the special education process, including the school hierarchies parents are likely to encounter and etiquette to be aware of when dealing with school personnel · the information parents should expect to see in school evaluations and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and what to do when this information is missing or insufficient · problems parents may encounter when the needs of the school conflict with the needs of a child, i...
Team Up for Your Child
Created by a parent in consultation with 23 health and education professionals, this guide is packed with family-tested tips and techniques that make a tough job--raising children with behavioral health problems--easier.
A Guide to Neuropsychological Testing for Health Care Professionals
Neuropsychological assessments are now widely used to identify learning disabilities and shape educational interventions. However, many special education teachers, speech therapists, lawyers, pediatricians, psychiatrists, rehabilitation counselors, and a host of other "helping" professions know very little about how to interpret and act on information contained in neuropsychological assessments. The neuropsychological evaluations discussed in this text help shed light on a wide variety of psychiatric and medical conditions, including learning disabilities, severe and persistent mental illness, traumatic brain injury, neuropsychiatric disorders with accompanying chronic cognitive deficits, an...
Lasers in Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery
This is a reference on the use of lasers in cutaneous surgical procedures. Internationally recognized experts share their knowledge - both scholarly and practical - of the scientific principles, instruments, and techniques employed in cutaneous laser surgery.
Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up
Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to "pick up the pace"? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done--whether completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed and ready in the morning? Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an area of cognitive functioning called "processing speed," and who are often mislabeled as lazy or unmotivated. Filled with vivid stories and examples, this crucial resource demystifies processing speed and shows how to help kids (ages 5 to 18) catch up in this key area of development. Helpful practical tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Learn how to obtain needed support at school, what to expect from a professional evaluation, and how you can make daily routines more efficient--while promoting your child's social and emotional well-being.
