Category: Child Neuropsychology
Comparisons of the BRIEF parental report and neuropsychological clinical tests of executive function in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Data from the UK national specialist clinic
Learning Objectives: Summarize correlations between neuropsychological data and parent ratings of executive functioning among children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Describe how neuropsychological test data and parent ratings may complement one another in the assessment…
Targeting self-regulation and academic functioning among preschoolers with behavior problems: Are there incremental benefits to including cognitive training as part of a classroom curriculum?
Learning Objectives: Describe how interventions may demonstrate near- and far-transfer effects in preschoolers with behavior problems. Explain the incremental benefits of cognitive training to a comprehensive classroom curriculum. Taylor D. Landis, Katie C. Hart &…
Working memory and behavioral inhibition in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): an examination of varied central executive demands, construct overlap, and task impurity
Learning Objectives: Examine the unique contributions of inhibition and working memory processes to inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms. Examine potential overlap in cognitive processes indexed by commonly used measures of inhibition and phonological working memory. Stephanie…
Initiation of joint attention and related visual attention processes in infants with autism spectrum disorder: Literature review
Learning Objectives: Describe the importance of measures of joint attention behavior in typical and atypical development. Explain how visual attention mechanisms in infancy can influence the later development of joint attention. Franchini, M., Armstrong, V.…
A longitudinal model of executive function development from birth through adolescence in children born very or extremely preterm
Learning Objectives: Explain the psychometric challenges involved in assessment of executive function development. Describe how biological, medical and social factors mediate and influence aspects of executive function in children born very or extremely preterm. Stålnacke,…
Factors predictive of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnosis: Parent and teacher ratings
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the parent and teacher-rated behaviors that contribute most toward accurate diagnosis in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). 2. Describe the limited rating scale battery model and its role in maximizing diagnostic…
A new kid on the block: The Memory Validity Profile (MVP) in children with neurological conditions
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe how to determine the validity of neuropsychological assessment data in children with neurological diagnoses using performance validity tests (PVTs). 2. Provide evidence for use of the MVP performance validity test in…
Characterizing neurocognitive late effects in childhood leukemia survivors using a combination of neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience measures
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe why the addition of cognitive neuroscience paradigms to neuropsychological assessments can benefit our understanding of poor quality of life in childhood cancer survivors. 2. Explain the relationship between performance on a…
Assessment of executive function in ADHD adolescents: Contribution of performance tests and rating scales
Learning Objectives: 1. Explain the relationships between ADHD symptoms and performance on neuropsychological and behavioral tests of Executive Functions (EF). 2. Describe the clinical utility of the combined use of neuropsychological tests and behavioral rating…
Neurocognitive outcomes in children with unilateral basal ganglia arterial ischemic stroke and secondary hemidystonia
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the neurocognitive outcomes associated with pediatric basal ganglia stroke and the additional cognitive burden of hemidystonia in this population. 2. Explain the concept of plasticity in the context of neurodevelopment, and…