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Braaten, Ellen.

Straight talk about psychological testing for kids / Ellen Braaten, Gretchen Felopulos.

New York : Guilford Press, ©2004.

x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Braaten and Felopulos describe how the evaluation process occurs in children, including the role (if any) that testing plays in diagnosing and devising treatment plans for dyslexia, ADHD, math and reading disorders, autism and Asperger syndrome, depression, anxiety, and other conditions.

Psychological tests for children -- Popular works.

Felopulos, Gretchen.

Resources: pages 243-247.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How do I know my child needs testing? -- What is involved in a testing evaluation? -- Who is qualified to conduct the evaluation? -- The tests : what are they and what do they do? -- What do all the numbers mean? -- Dyslexia -- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder -- Nonverbal learning disorders and Asperger syndrome -- Autism and pervasive developmental disorder -- Mathematics disorder and disorder of written expression -- Children at the extremes : mental retardation and giftedness -- Depression, anxiety, and other psychological concerns.

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2003010343

9781572307872

9781572309487

1572307870 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1572309482 (hbk.)

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