Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Contemporary International Adoption - a Unique Social/Cultural Phenomenon
Chapter Two: Developmental Trauma Disorder and Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Chapter Three: Development Interceded by Trauma in Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Chapter Four: "Language Lost – Language Found" experience: Distinct Pattern of Language Development in Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Chapter Five: Cognitive Functioning of Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Chapter Six: Social/Emotional and Behavioral Functioning of Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Chapter Seven: Academic performance and educational remediation of Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Developmental Trauma Disorder Questionnaire for the Parents of Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children.
Appendix 2: Sample of referral questions and psychological tools used in bilingual screening of newly arrived Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children
Appendix 3: Sample of referral questions and psychoeducational tests/clinical procedures used for a comprehensive combined neuropsychological, developmental, and educational assessment of Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children.
