Series Editor's Foreword |
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Introduction |
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SECTION I Dimensions of Being Different |
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1 Biological Dimensions of Difference |
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You Don't Pick Your Parents |
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Are You Sure They Are Your Parents? |
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8 | (1) |
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Neurulation and the Growth of the Nervous System |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (1) |
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Delivery and the Perinatal Period |
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16 | (3) |
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Prevention and Early Identification |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (2) |
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Acquired Medical Illness and Injury |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (3) |
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2 Familial and Social Dimensions |
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27 | (18) |
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Family Environment and Characteristics |
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The Hangover of Old Models |
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28 | (2) |
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Variations on Family Systems |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (18) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (2) |
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Initial Reactions and Grief |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (2) |
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The Course of a Condition |
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52 | (1) |
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The Qualitative Nature of the Disorder |
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53 | (2) |
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The Developmental Parameter |
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55 | (6) |
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61 | (2) |
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4 On Categories and Dimensions |
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63 | (12) |
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Categories Are Comfortable |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (1) |
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The Major Categorical Systems in Developmental Neuroscience |
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66 | (1) |
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Limitations of Categories |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (4) |
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72 | (3) |
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SECTION II The "Usual Suspects" |
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5 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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77 | (20) |
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Historical Considerations |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (7) |
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Consideration of Psychometrics |
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79 | (3) |
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A Change in Emphasis Toward Adaptive Behavioral Functioning |
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82 | (1) |
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Categorical Assessment Strategies |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (4) |
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89 | (2) |
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Ideas Regarding Intervention |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (3) |
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6 Attention and Executive Function Disorders |
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97 | (22) |
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Historical Considerations |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (2) |
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Potential Strategies for Evaluation |
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101 | (3) |
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101 | (1) |
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Questionnaire-Based Assessment |
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102 | (1) |
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Direct Testing of Attention |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (8) |
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The Integration of Psychological and Biological Models |
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104 | (3) |
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Direct, "Objective" Testing in ADHD |
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107 | (5) |
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Potential Strategies for Intervention |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (4) |
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7 Developmental Social Neuroscience and the Autism Spectrum of Disorders |
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119 | (15) |
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Historical Considerations |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (4) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (3) |
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8 Disorders of Academic Learning |
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134 | (21) |
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Historical Considerations |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (11) |
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Ideas Regarding Intervention |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (5) |
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SECTION III The Role of the Clinician |
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155 | (44) |
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9 Considerations for Assessment |
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157 | (13) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Background Questionnaires |
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159 | (2) |
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Formulating the Key Questions That Need to Be Answered |
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161 | (2) |
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The Use of Standardized Testing |
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163 | (1) |
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Behavioral Observations and Consideration of Validity |
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164 | (2) |
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Minimizing Error in the Assessment Process |
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166 | (2) |
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Were the Questions Posed Actually Answered? |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (2) |
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10 Putting It All Together and Writing a Report |
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170 | (12) |
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The Importance of Expedience |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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Common Pitfalls in Report Writing |
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175 | (3) |
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Giving Feedback That Makes Sense |
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178 | (1) |
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Ending With Recommendations, Not Diagnoses |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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11 Considerations for Intervention |
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Interventions Should Be Based Upon Evidence of Need |
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182 | (1) |
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Interventions Should Follow Patient Wishes |
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183 | (1) |
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Interventions Should Be Focused, and Not Generic |
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184 | (1) |
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Interventions Should Be Evidence Based |
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184 | (1) |
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Interventions Can Be at Least Partly School Based |
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185 | (1) |
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Interventions Need to Be Developmentally Appropriate |
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186 | (1) |
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Recommended Interventions Must Be Accessible |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (1) |
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Self-Esteem and Comorbid Conditions |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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12 Questions to Ask Oneself |
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192 | (7) |
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How Much Education Do You Need? |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (2) |
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Whose Needs Are Important? |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (2) |
Index |
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