Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Child

Contents......Page 15
I. CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: CURRENT STATUS......Page 23
1. Introduction......Page 25
The Contribution of Neuropsychology to Child Evaluation......Page 27
Reasons for Referral......Page 28
Convergence Profile Analysis......Page 35
Testing Models......Page 37
Alternate Test Forms......Page 41
Detecting Significant Change......Page 42
Child Neuropsychological Normative Data: Some Ideals and the Realities......Page 43
Conclusion......Page 48
II. CLINICAL ISSUES......Page 57
Intake Interviewing and Scheduling......Page 59
History Taking......Page 60
Preparatory Steps for Testing......Page 61
Behavioral Observations......Page 62
Establishing Rapport......Page 64
Initiating and Sustaining Test-Taking Behavior......Page 66
Recognizing Behavioral and Personality Disorder......Page 68
Conclusion......Page 79
The Interpretive Session......Page 90
The Written Report......Page 97
Conclusion......Page 104
III. DOMAINS AND TESTS......Page 113
Preliminary Assessment in Child Evaluation......Page 115
Population-Specific Classification/Screening Tests......Page 121
The Comprehensive Neuropsychological Screening Instrument for Children......Page 123
Conclusion......Page 128
A Very Brief History of Intelligence Testing......Page 130
Premorbid IQ Estimation......Page 132
Intelligence Tests: Service or Disservice?......Page 134
Commonly Used Intelligence Test Measures......Page 139
Developmental Assessment in Child Neuropsychology......Page 148
Conclusion......Page 149
6. Executive Function......Page 155
Definition......Page 156
Executive Function Subdomains......Page 157
Executive Function Neuroanatomy......Page 161
Executive Function Assessment in Childhood......Page 162
Executive Function Tests: Plan, Organize, Reason, Shift......Page 163
Executive Function Tests: Inhibition......Page 183
Executive Function Tests: Fluency......Page 193
Executive Function Tests: Estimation......Page 207
Tests Eliciting Perseveration......Page 210
Executive Function Tests for the Very Young......Page 214
Questionnaire......Page 219
Conclusion......Page 222
7. Attention......Page 237
Models of Attention......Page 239
Neuropsychology’s Contribution to Evaluation of Attention......Page 241
Subdomains of Attention......Page 242
Tests of Attention......Page 245
Conclusion......Page 275
8. Language......Page 284
Aphasia Screening Tests and Language Batteries......Page 286
Phonological Processing......Page 290
Naming......Page 295
Receptive and Expressive Language......Page 300
Written Language and Handwriting......Page 309
Auditory Perception......Page 311
Conclusion......Page 312
Motor Soft Signs and Sequencing Tests......Page 316
Lateral Dominance: Handedness......Page 322
Praxis......Page 325
Motor Speed, Dexterity, and Strength......Page 327
Psychomotor Problem Solving......Page 336
Sensory-Perceptual Tests......Page 339
Conclusion......Page 343
Obstacles to Interpretation of Nonverbal Deficit......Page 348
Adult Tests Extended Downward vs. Tests Designed Primarily for Children......Page 349
Right Hemisphere vs. Left Hemisphere......Page 350
Verbal IQ-Performance IQ Split......Page 351
Perceptual and Spatial Tests......Page 352
Line Bisection......Page 353
Visuomotor Constructional Tests......Page 354
Perceptual Tests: Non-Constructional......Page 359
Other Nonverbal Measures......Page 367
11. Learning and Memory......Page 373
Memory Terms......Page 374
Memory Batteries......Page 379
Verbal Learning and Memory......Page 382
Nonverbal Learning and Memory......Page 400
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