Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities: A Clinician's Guide
Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments.

It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. It covers intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia (mathematical disability), autism spectrum disorders, speech and language impairment, developmental coordination disorder, and emotional and personality development. Each chapter includes an account of normal development, including developmental milestones, an overview of the disorder, and its clinical assessment.

This important professional guide will be invaluable for all child health and mental health professionals and trainees, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health workers, clinical psychologists and educational psychologists.

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Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities: A Clinician's Guide
Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments.

It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. It covers intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia (mathematical disability), autism spectrum disorders, speech and language impairment, developmental coordination disorder, and emotional and personality development. Each chapter includes an account of normal development, including developmental milestones, an overview of the disorder, and its clinical assessment.

This important professional guide will be invaluable for all child health and mental health professionals and trainees, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health workers, clinical psychologists and educational psychologists.

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Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities: A Clinician's Guide

Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities: A Clinician's Guide

by M. S. Thambirajah
Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities: A Clinician's Guide

Developmental Assessment of the School-Aged Child with Developmental Disabilities: A Clinician's Guide

by M. S. Thambirajah

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Children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems who are referred to mental health services for assessment often have undiagnosed mild learning disabilities, and this guide is written for clinicians involved in making such assessments.

It provides full guidance on common developmental disorders and their assessment, focusing on mild to moderate disabilities in the school-aged child. It covers intellectual disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia (mathematical disability), autism spectrum disorders, speech and language impairment, developmental coordination disorder, and emotional and personality development. Each chapter includes an account of normal development, including developmental milestones, an overview of the disorder, and its clinical assessment.

This important professional guide will be invaluable for all child health and mental health professionals and trainees, including paediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health workers, clinical psychologists and educational psychologists.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849051811
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 07/15/2011
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

M. S. Thambirajah is Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership Trust. He has over 20 years' experience in the field, and is author of Understanding School Refusal, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Chapter 1 Introduction: General Issues in Development 13

Chapter 2 Developmental Disabilities (Disorders) 31

Chapter 3 Developmental Assessment 57

Chapter 4 Acquisition of Reading, Developmental Dyslexia and Assessment of Dyslexia 80

Chapter 5 Acquisition of Mathematical Skills, Developmental Dyscalculia and Assessment of Dyscalculia 109

Chapter 6 Development of Speech and Language, Specific Language Impairment (SLI) and Assessment of SLI 132

Chapter 7 Development of Social Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders and Assessment of ASD 160

Chapter 8 Development of Motor Skills, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Assessment of DCD 212

Chapter 9 Development of Cognitive Abilities, Mild Intellectual Disability and Assessment of Mild Intellectual Disability 235

Chapter 10 Emotional, Personal and Social Development 267

Appendix 1 Developmental Milestones 306

Appendix 2 Developmental History - Parent Form 312

Appendix 3 School Report Form 319

Appendix 4 Direct School Observation Form 322

Subject Index 325

Author Index 332

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