Essentials of 16PF®Assessment by Heather E. P. Cattell and James M. Schuerger
Essentials of ADHD Assessment for Children and Adolescents by Elizabeth P. Sparrow and Drew Erhardt
Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties by David A. Kilpatrick
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Nancy Mather, Nadeen L. Kaufman, and Alan S. Kaufman
Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests by Susan R. Homack and Cecil R. Reynolds
Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment by Celine A. Saulnier and Pamela E. Ventola
Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development‐II Assessment by Maureen M. Black and Kathleen Matula
Essentials of Behavioral Assessment by Michael C. Ramsay, Cecil R. Reynolds, and R. W. Kamphaus
Essentials of Career Interest Assessment by Jeffrey P. Prince and Lisa J. Heiser
Essentials of CAS2 Assessment by Jack A. Naglieri and Tulio M. Otero
Essentials of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Second Edition by Linda Wilmshurst
Essentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other Kaufman Measures by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Debra Y. Broadbooks, and Alan S. Kaufman
Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments™ by Elizabeth P. Sparrow
Essentials of Creativity Assessment by James C. Kaufman, Jonathan A. Plucker, and John Baer
Essentials of Cross‐Battery Assessment, Third Edition by Dawn P. Flanagan, Samuel O. Ortiz, and Vincent C. Alfonso
Essentials of DAS‐II®Assessment by Ron Dumont, John O. Willis, and Colin D. Elliott
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling
Essentials of Evidence‐Based Academic Interventions by Barbara J. Wendling and Nancy Mather
Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment by George McCloskey and Lisa A. Perkins
Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment, Second Edition by Marc J. Ackerman
Essentials of Gifted Assessment by Steven I. Pfeiffer
Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals by Guy McBride, Ron Dumont, and John O. Willis
Essentials of Individual Achievement Assessment by Douglas K. Smith
Essentials of Intellectual Disability Assessment and Identification Alan W. Brue and Linda Wilmshurst
Essentials of KABC‐II Assessment by Alan S. Kaufman, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Elaine Fletcher‐Janzen, and Nadeen L. Kaufman
Essentials of KTEA™‐3 and WIAT®‐III Assessment by Kristina C. Breaux and Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger
Essentials of MCMI®‐IV Assessment by Seth D. Grossman and Blaise Amendolace
Essentials of Millon™Inventories Assessment, Third Edition by Stephen Strack
Essentials of MMPI‐A™Assessment by Robert P. Archer and Radhika Krishnamurthy
Essentials of MMPI‐2®Assessment, Second Edition by David S. Nichols
Essentials of Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator®Assessment, Second Edition by Naomi L. Quenk
Essentials of NEPSY®‐II Assessment by Sally L. Kemp and Marit Korkman
Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition by Nancy Hebben and William Milberg
Essentials of Nonverbal Assessment by Steve McCallum, Bruce Bracken, and John Wasserman
Essentials of PAI®Assessment by Leslie C. Morey
Essentials of Planning, Selecting, and Tailoring Interventions for Unique Learners by Jennifer T. Mascolo, Vincent C. Alfonso, and Dawn P. Flanagan
Essentials of Processing Assessment, Second Edition by Milton J. Dehn
Essentials of Psychological Testing, Second Edition by Susana Urbina
Essentials of Response to Intervention by Amanda M. VanDerHeyden and Matthew K. Burns
Essentials of Rorschach®Assessment by Tara Rose, Michael P. Maloney, and Nancy Kaser‐Boyd
Essentials of Rorschach Assessment: Comprehensive System and R‐PAS by Jessica R. Gurley
Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition by Daniel C. Miller
Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification by Dawn P. Flanagan and Vincent C. Alfonso
Essentials of Stanford‐Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment by Gale H. Roid and R. Andrew Barram
Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Assessments, Second Edition by Hedwig Teglasi
Essentials of Temperament Assessment by Diana Joyce
Essentials of Trauma‐Informed Assessment and Interventions in the Schools by Bettina Franzese and Kirby L. Wycoff
Essentials of WAIS®‐IV Assessment, Second Edition by Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger and Alan S. Kaufman
Essentials of WISC®‐IV Assessment, Second Edition by Dawn P. Flanagan and Alan S. Kaufman
Essentials of WISC‐V®Assessment by Dawn P. Flanagan and Vincent C. Alfonso
Essentials of WISC‐V Integrated Assessment by Susan Engi Raiford
Essentials of WJ IV®Cognitive Abilities Assessment by Fredrick A. Schrank, Scott L. Decker, and John M. Garruto
Essentials of WJ IV®Tests of Achievement by Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling
Essentials of WMS®‐IV Assessment by Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack, and Robin C. Hilsabeck
Essentials of WNV™Assessment by Kimberly A. Brunnert, Jack A. Naglieri, and Steven T. Hardy‐Braz
Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention by Milton J. Dehn
Essentials of WPPSI™‐IV Assessment by Susan Engi Raiford and Diane L. Coalson
Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL‐2 Assessment by Wayne Adams and Cecil R. Reynolds
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Names: Saulnier, Celine A., author. | Klaiman, Cheryl, 1972- author.
Title: Essentials of adaptive behavior assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders / by Celine A. Saulnier, Cheryl Klaiman.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017052028 (print) | LCCN 2017054486 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119075509 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119075554 (epub) | ISBN 9781119075455 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Developmental disabilities–Treatment. | Behavioral assessment. | Adjustment (Psychology)
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To Tony, for your unconditional love, support, and inspiration; and to Lucienne and Vivi for being my angel wonders. So so much—Celine
To Lee, for your unwavering support, patience, and love—your encouragement and willingness to let me follow my path make anything possible; and to Emma and Madlyn, my hearts and my reason for constantly striving—Cheryl
The completion of this book would not have been possible without the help and support of many people, from those who have mentored and guided us through the years, to those who have helped in various aspects of this book, and to our families for providing us with their unwavering support for taking on writing a book on top of our crazy lives! We would like to offer special thanks to the following individuals:
First, we provide our heartfelt thanks to and remembrance of Sara Sparrow, PhD, for teaching us the value of adaptive behavior in the lives of individuals with disabilities. We miss her constant wisdom and guidance but know that she would be proud of our efforts to promote the understanding of adaptive behavior through our clinical and scientific endeavors as well as carrying out her legacy in developing the Vineland.
We would also like to thank Ami Klin, PhD, our exceptional leader, for your guidance and support of our careers. You have taught us the art of comprehensive developmental assessments, and we continue to learn from you today. We are so thankful for your mentorship and could not have done this without you!
To Chris Gunter, PhD, our dear friend and colleague, we thank you greatly for your editorial genius and genuine tolerance for our pestering questions. We also thank you for helping us find laughter, even in the valley of despair.
To Chloe Beacham and Hannah Grosman, we can't thank you enough for your thoughtful edits, comments, and suggestions, even amid hard deadlines and long nights. We could never have met our deadline without you. We will miss you when you leave us for graduate school to spread your wings, but we look forward to when we can collaborate again.
A very special thankyou to our editors, Dominic Bibby and Patricia Rossi—without your guidance, patience, and flexibility (and much needed deadline nudges) throughout this process, we would still be working on this book! We are also extremely grateful to Wiley and Drs. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman for their recognition of the importance of better understanding and incorporating measures of adaptive behavior into the assessment of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Finally, we would like to thank the children and families who inspire and teach us every day. Thank you for contributing to our clinical and scientific knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders.
In the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, we have attempted to provide the reader with books that will deliver key practical information in the most efficient and accessible style. The series features instruments in a variety of domains, such as cognition, personality, education, and neuropsychology. For the experienced clinician, books in the series will offer a concise yet thorough way to master use of the continually evolving supply of new and revised instruments as well as a convenient method for keeping up‐to‐date on the tried‐and‐true measures. The novice will find here a prioritized assembly of all the information and techniques that must be at one's fingertips to begin the complicated process of individual psychological diagnosis.
Whenever feasible, visual shortcuts to highlight key points are used alongside systematic, step‐by‐step guidelines. Chapters are focused and succinct. Topics are targeted for an easy understanding of the essentials of administration, scoring, interpretation, and clinical application. Theory and research are continually woven into the fabric of each book, but always to enhance clinical inference, never to sidetrack or overwhelm. We have long been advocates of “intelligent” testing—the notion that a profile of test scores is meaningless unless it is brought to life by the clinical observations and astute detective work of knowledgeable examiners. Test profiles must be used to make a difference in the child's or adult's life, or why bother to test? We want this series to help our readers become the best intelligent testers they can be.
In Essentials of Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, the authors underscore the universal role that adaptive behavior plays to functional independence across many neurodevelopmental disorders. The authors review various standardized measures of adaptive behavior and how to best assess for areas of strengths and weaknesses that can be translated into treatment and intervention goals. Case examples are provided to illustrate profiles of adaptive functioning that are often prognostic indicators for specific disorders. The end goal is to provide the reader with an understanding that adaptive behavior is modifiable and strongly predictive of optimal outcome into adulthood.
Dr. Alan Kaufman and Dr. Nadeen Kaufman