Many disabilities affecting children are caused by malfunctions in the brain or nervous system. David Freides introduces students to the study of these malfunctions, assuming no prior knowledge of neuropsychology.
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"David Freides has provided an extensive, well-organised and well-written textbook in the field of developmental disorders ... the author has, to a large extent, succeeded in providing an informative textbook, given the aim and premises he outlines in the introduction." Bjente Gjaerum, Oslo, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 11, 2002
"A particular strength of this text is Freides's teaching style. He is careful to define terms for the reader, to illustrate the source of these terms, and then, typically, provide a behavioral example of what is being discussed ... He is also very careful to present both the strengths and weaknesses of different conceptualizations of the putative causes of many of the behavioral problems presented by children with diverse disabilities ... As an introductory text, this work should attract a wide audience." Eileen B. Fennell, University of Florida, APA Review of Books, December 2003
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Accessible and engaging, Developmental Disorders: A Neuropsychological Approach, is specifically designed to increase understanding of disabled children and their handicaps, thereby providing a sound basis for educating, treating, and living with them. It covers disabilities that are due to some malfunction in the brain and nervous system. Freides argues that an understanding of the workings of the nervous system, both its competencies and its failings, and the impact of the environment, is fundamental to the design of successful interventions.
The book is both an introduction to the study of the brain as well as to developmental disorders. It will be helpful to college and graduate students in Psychology and Neuroscience, to professionals training to treat children with developmental disorders, to professionals working with such children whose training did not include study of brain function, and to the families and carers of these children.
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This book is about disabilities affecting children that are due to some malfunction in the brain or nervous system. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ventromedial system, high frequency spatial information, frequency temporal information, shunted group, underarousal hypothesis, parvocellular channels, slow following movements, neonatal brain injury, social learning disabilities, equilibrium reflexes, epileptiform aphasia, ictal activity, dysphasic children, seizure process, transducer cells, tympanic canals, inhibitory capabilities, tonic reflexes, regulating tone, orienting activity, examiner taps, kinetic melodies, overt seizure, familial mental retardation, slow adaptability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World War, Spearman Hypothesis, American Psychiatric Association, Full Scale, New York, Academic Press, Position Figure, Temple Grandin New!
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This book is about disabilities affecting children that are due to some malfunction in the brain or nervous system. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ventromedial system, high frequency spatial information, frequency temporal information, shunted group, underarousal hypothesis, parvocellular channels, slow following movements, neonatal brain injury, social learning disabilities, equilibrium reflexes, epileptiform aphasia, ictal activity, dysphasic children, seizure process, transducer cells, tympanic canals, inhibitory capabilities, tonic reflexes, regulating tone, orienting activity, examiner taps, kinetic melodies, overt seizure, familial mental retardation, slow adaptability Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World War, Spearman Hypothesis, American Psychiatric Association, Full Scale, New York, Academic Press, Position Figure, Temple Grandin New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Child Psychology by Ross Vasta on 4 pages
- Mental Retardation by Journal on 4 pages
- Child Development with Multimedia Courseware CD and PowerWeb by Ganie DeHart in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Learning Disabilities: The Interaction of Learner, Task, and Setting (4th Edition) by Corinne Roth Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Helen Keller (In Their Own Words) by George Sullivan on page 501, and Back Matter
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