Learning and Attention Disorders in Adolescence and Adulthood: Assessment and Treatment, Second Edition

638 Pages·2011·4.21 MB·English

Learning and Attention Disorders in
Adolescence and Adulthood
second edition
Learning and Attention
Disorders in Adolescence
and Adulthood
Assessment and Treatment
second edition
Edited by
Sam Goldstein
Jack A. Naglieri
Melissa DeVries
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Learning and attention disorders in adolescence and adulthood : assessment and treatment / edited by
Sam Goldstein, Jack A. Naglieri, Melissa DeVries.—Second Edition.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-50518-2 (cloth : alkaline paper); ISBN 978-1-118-06189-3 (ebk);
ISBN 978-1-118-06192-3 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-06190-9 (ebk)
1. Attention-deficit disorder in adults. 2. Attention-deficit disorder in adolescence. 3. Learning
disabilities. I. Goldstein, Sam, 1952- editor. II. Naglieri, Jack A., editor. III. DeVries, Melissa, editor.
[DNLM: 1. Learning Disorders—therapy. 2. Adolescent. 3. Adult. 4. Attention Deficit Disorder
with Hyperactivity—diagnosis. 5. Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity—therapy. 6. Child.
7. Learning Disorders—diagnosis. 8. Psychotherapy—methods. WS 110]
RC394.A85G65 2011
616.85'89—dc22
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For Ryan and Allyson
S.G.
For Andrea, Scott, Antonia, and
Jack Jr., a source of inspiration
J.N.
For Derek and Sevilla
M.D.
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Contributors xi
Preface xv
PART I: Background
1 The Changing Face of LD and ADHD in Late Adolescence
and Adulthood 3
Sam Goldstein and Melissa DeVries
2 Learning Disabilities in Childhood 31
Sam Goldstein
3 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood 59
Sam Goldstein and Melissa DeVries
4 Adults with Learning Disabilities: Barriers and Progress 87
Noel Gregg
5 Children with ADHD Grown Up 113
Kevin M. Antshel and Russell Barkley
PART II: Assessment
6 Assessment of Cognitive and Neuropsychological Processes 137
Jack A. Naglieri and Sam Goldstein
7 Assessment of Academic Achievement 161
Nancy Mather and Annmarie Urso
8 Assessment of Psychiatric Status and Personality Qualities 189
J. Russell Ramsay, Bradley M. Rosenfield, and Lofton H. Harris
9 Integration and Formulation of Data 209
Sam Goldstein and Melissa DeVries
10 Legal Rights and Qualification Under the Americans
with Disabilities Act 289
Peter S. Latham and Patricia H. Latham
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viii Contents
PART III: Treatment
11 Overview of Current Treatment Protocols 327
Sam Goldstein
12 Treatment Effectiveness for LD and ADHD 343
Anastasia L. Betts
13 Building Resilience by Shaping Mindsets 367
Robert B. Brooks
14 Using Neurocognitive Psychotherapy for LD and ADHD 405
Carol Ann Robbins and Judith M. Glasser
15 Strategic Coaching for LD and ADHD 433
Nancy Ratey and Jodi Sleeper-Triplett
16 College Programs and Services 457
Kevin Hills and Ian Campbell
17 Classroom and Instructional Strategies 467
Robert J. Volpe, R. Julius Anastasio, and George J. DuPaul
18 Medications Affecting Behavior and Learning 489
Anthony L. Rostain
19 Vocational Programs and Practices 537
Rob Crawford
20 Lifestyle and Family Issues 577
Arthur L. Robin
Author Index 603
Subject Index 619
q
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank our editor at Wiley, Patricia Rossi, for her interest and
support in pursuing a second edition of this volume. We would also like to
thank our colleagues and contributors for their time, expertise, and wisdom. As always,
we would like to thank Kathleen Gardner for her editorial assistance in managing and
preparing this manuscript.
S.G.
J.N.
M.D.
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Contributors
R. Julius Anastasio Melissa DeVries, Ph.D.
Northeastern University Neurology, Learning and Behavior Center
Boston, MA Salt Lake City, UT
Kevin M. Antshel, Ph.D. George J. DuPaul, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry Lehigh University
SUNY–Upstate Medical University Bethlehem, PA
Syracuse, NY
Judith M. Glasser, Ph.D.
Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland
Medical University of South Carolina,
Silver Spring, MD
Charleston
Mount Pleasant, SC
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
University of Utah School of Medicine
Anastasia L. Betts
Salt Lake City, UT
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA
Noel Gregg, Ph.D.
Robert B. Brooks, Ph.D. University of Georgia
Harvard Medical School Athens, GA
Boston, MA
Lofton H. Harris, M.S.
Ian Campbell University of Pennsylvania School of
Central Washington University Medicine
Ellensburg, WA Philadelphia, PA
Rob Crawford, M.Ed. Kevin Hills
Life Development Institute Eastern Washington University
Peoria, AZ Cheney, WA
xxii
xii Contributors
Patricia H. Latham, J.D. Carol Ann Robbins, Ph.D.
Partner, Latham and Latham Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland
Washington, DC Silver Spring, MD
Peter S. Latham, J.D. Bradley M. Rosenfield, Psy.D.
Partner, Latham and Latham Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Washington, DC Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Nancy Mather, Ph.D.
University of Arizona Anthony L. Rostain, M.D., M.A.
Tucson, AZ University of Pennsylvania Health
System
Philadelphia, PA
Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D.
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA Jodi Sleeper -Triplett, MCC
JST Coaching, LLC
Herndon, VA
J. Russell Ramsay, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine Annmarie Urso, Ph.D.
Philadelphia, PA State University of New York at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
Nancy Ratey, Ed.M., MCC, SCAC
Strategic Life Coaching Robert J. Volpe, Ph.D.
Wellesley, MA Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Arthur L. Robin, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Birmingham, MI
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do
from learning the answer itself.
Lloyd Alexander
Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know.
Daniel J. Boorstin
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Mark Twain