Bright Kids Who Can't Keep Up (eBook)

Help Your Child Overcome Slow Processing Speed and Succeed in a Fast-Paced World

Ellen Braaten, Brian Willoughby (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
207 Seiten
The Guilford Press (Verlag)
9781462515882 (ISBN)

Infos

Do you find yourself constantly asking your child to pick up the pace? Does he or she seem to take longer than others to get stuff done--whether completing homework, responding when spoken to, or getting dressed and ready in the morning? Drs. Ellen Braaten and Brian Willoughby have worked with thousands of kids and teens who struggle with an area of cognitive functioning called processing speed, and who are often mislabeled as lazy or unmotivated. Filled with vivid stories and examples, this crucial resource demystifies processing speed and shows how to help kids (ages 5 to 18) catch up in this key area of development. Helpful practical tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size. Learn how to obtain needed support at school, what to expect from a professional evaluation, and how you can make daily routines more efficient--while promoting your childs social and emotional well-being.

Autor

Ellen Braaten, PhD, is Director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP) at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. The coauthor of Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids, Dr. Braaten lives with her family in Boston.Brian Willoughby, PhD, is a Staff Psychologist at LEAP and a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Willoughby specializes in neuropsychological assessments of children and adolescents with learning, developmental, and emotional concerns. He is married and lives in Boston.

Inhalt

I. Understanding Processing Speed1. "If My Kid Is So Smart, Why Is He So Slow?"2. "My Child Doesn't Seem to Be Able to Keep Up . . . Now What Do I Do?"3. "So What, Exactly, Is Processing Speed?"II. Helping Your Child Keep Up in Daily Life4. Processing Speed in the Family5. Processing Speed at Home6. Processing Speed in the Classroom7. Processing Speed and Social Relationships8. The Emotional Costs of Slow Processing SpeedIII. Staying Informed9. Pulling It All Together: Formally Assessing Processing SpeedResourcesIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.7.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: ADHD • Assessments • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder • children • cognitive processing • deficits • Developmental disabilities • Executive functioning • Executive Functions • Interventions • learning difficulties • Learning Disabilities • parenting • Parents • school success • Self-Help • slow processing speed
• ISBN-13: 9781462515882 / 9781462515882