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Essentials of
ADHD Assessment for
Children and Adolescents
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Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series
Series Editors, Alan S. Kaufman and Nadeen L. Kaufman
Essentialsof16PF®Assessment EssentialsofMMPI-2®Assessment,SecondEdition
byHeatherE.-P.CattellandJamesM.Schuerger byDavidS.Nichols
EssentialsofADHDAssessmentforChildrenandAdolescents EssentialsofMyers-BriggsTypeIndicator®Assessment,Second
byElizabethP.SparrowandDrewErhardt Edition
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byElizabethO.Lichtenberger,NancyMather,NadeenL. EssentialsofNEPSY®-IIAssessment
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byJamesC.Kaufman,JonathanA.Plucker,andJohnBaer
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EssentialsofCross-BatteryAssessment,ThirdEdition byDianaJoyce
byDawnP.Flanagan,SamuelO.Ortiz,andVincentC.
EssentialsofWAIS®-IVAssessment,SecondEdition
Alfonso
byElizabethO.LichtenbergerandAlanS.Kaufman
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EssentialsofWIAT®-IIIandKTEA-IIAssessment
byRonDumont,JohnO.Willis,andColinD.Elliot
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EssentialsofWISC®-IVAssessment,SecondEdition
byNancyMatherandBarbaraJ.Wendling
byDawnP.FlanaganandAlanS.Kaufman
EssentialsofEvidence-BasedAcademicInterventions EssentialsofWJIIITMCognitiveAbilitiesAssessment,Second
byBarbaraJ.WendlingandNancyMather
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EssentialsofExecutiveFunctionAssessment byFredrickA.Schrank,DanielC.Miller,BarbaraJ.Wendling,
byGeorgeMcCloskeyandLisaA.Perkins andRichardW.Woodcock
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byMarcJ.Ackerman byNancyMather,BarbaraJ.Wendling,andRichardW.
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byDouglasK.Smith Hilsabeck
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Fletcher-Janzen,andNadeenL.Kaufman Hardy-Braz
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byStephenStrack byElizabethO.LichtenbergerandAlanS.Kaufman
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byRobertP.ArcherandRadhikaKrishnamurthy byWayneAdamsandCecilR.Reynolds
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Essentials
of ADHD Assessment for
Children and Adolescents
Elizabeth P. Sparrow
Drew Erhardt
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To my family and friends—thank you for always understanding—ES
To Selma and Warren, with love and appreciation—DE
To C. Keith Conners, our valued mentor, colleague, and friend—DE & ES
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Description:"This indispensable resource provides step-by-step guidelines for conducting a thorough, responsible evaluation for ADHD in children and adolescents. Focusing on the pragmatic needs of the practicing clinician, the authors address not only the broad concepts integral to conducting sound ADHD assessm