Acknowledgments.
List of Contributors.
Foreword (John O. Willis, Ed.D.).
Introduction.
1 Assessment of Individuals with Autism: Procedures and
Pitfalls (Sally Logerquist, Ph.D.).
2 Neuropsychological Evaluation of a Young Child with a
Seizure Disorder (Marshall Andrew Glenn, Ph.D.).
3 Language Assessment of a Sibling of a Child with Autism
(Dale A. Bailey, M.A., CCC-SLP).
4 Cognitive and Achievement Correlates of Language
Disorders (Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Mary N.
Camarata, M.S., CCC-SLP).
5 Comorbidity and Cumulative Effects of Inattention, Poor
Emotional Control, and Language Problems on Academic Achievement in
Early Childhood (R. W. Kamphaus, Ph.D., and Tara C. Raines,
Psy.S.).
6 How a Weakness in Attention Can Mask True Learning
Capabilities and Achievement Gains (Eva M. Prince,
Ed.S).
7 Associative Memory Disorder: An Unexpected Struggle
Resulting in Difficulty with Basic Skill Acquisition (James M.
Creed, M.Ed.).
8 Evaluation of a Bilingual Student with a History of
Language Delay: Differentiating Between a Language Impairment and
Second Language Learning (Brigid Garvin, M.Ed.).
9 Twice-Exceptional: A Gifted Child with Concomitant
Learning Disabilities (Aimee Yermish, Psy.D.).
10 An Elementary School Student with a Specific Learning
Disability in Reading: Use of the DAS-II to Generate and Test
Causal Hypotheses (Colin D. Elliott, Ph.D.).
11 Using a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses Approach in
a Complex Case (James Hanson, M.Ed.).
12 Learning Is the Best Therapy: The Emotional Consequences
of a Learning Disability (Lynne E. Jaffe, Ph.D.).
13 Difference versus Disorder: Nondiscriminatory Assessment
of an English Learner Suspected of Learning Disability (Samuel
O. Ortiz, Ph.D.).
14 Using the PASS Theory to Uncover Disorders in Basic
Psychological Processes: An Example of Specific Learning Disability
(Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D.).
15 Neuropsychological Evaluation of a Child with a Brain
Injury at Birth (Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., and Sean Cunningham,
M.S.).
16 Missing Out on Early Intervention: The Delay of
Appropriate Services for a Child with SLD (Nancy Mather,
Ph.D.).
17 Learning Disabilities and Mathematics: A School
Psychological Framework (Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed.).
18 The Cognitive Assessment System and the Wechsler
Intelligence Scale for Children-IV in a Neuropsychological Context
(Tulio M. Otero, Ph.D., and Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D.).
19 Reestablishing Eligibility and Reevaluation Post Natural
Disaster (Tara C. Raines, Psy.S., and Cecil Reynolds,
Ph.D.).
20 Psychoeducational Assessment of a Child with
High-Functioning Autism Using a Problem-Solving Approach (Joel
S. Hanania, Ph.D.).
21 RTI Data and Cognitive Assessment Are Both Useful for
SLD Identification and Intervention Planning (Dawn Flanagan,
Ph.D., and Vincent Alfonso, Ph.D.).
22 Specific Learning Disability Report: The Importance of
Professional Judgment (Edward Schultz, Ph.D.).
23 Integrating RTI with an Individual Comprehensive
Assessment to Identify a Specific Learning Disability in Reading
(Donna Rury Smith, Ed.D.).
24 Assessing a Child with a Nonspecific Pervasive
Development Disorder: Can a Nonverbal Cognitive Measure Help?
(R. Steve McCallum, Ph.D.).
25 Difficulty Versus Disability? A Student Struggling with
Math (John M. Garruto, D.Ed.).
26 Psychoeducational Assessment of a Student with a Visual
Impairment Using the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of
Achievement?Braille Adaptation (Kimberly Morris,
Ph.D.).
27 Differential Diagnosis: ADHD, Emotional Disturbance, or
Asperger?s Syndrome? (Elaine Fletcher-Janzen,
Ed.D.).
28 The Heterogeneity and Complexities of Children with
Developmental Delays (Melissa M. King, M.Ed., and Mary C.
Wright, M.A.).
29 Differential Diagnosis: Emotional Disturbance or Conduct
Disorder? (Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Ed.D.).
30 Integration of Post-Referral Progress Monitoring Data in
a Specific Learning Disability Evaluation (Robert Misak, M.A.,
M.Ed.).
31 Sweet Child (But Only When Not in School) (Mitchel D.
Perlman, Ph.D.).
32 Psychoeducational Evaluation of a Bilingual Student with
a Visual Impairment (Sarah Gaines, Psy.S.).
33 Memory and Processing Assessments: A Report for Parents
(Milton J. Dehn, Ph.D.).
34 Oral and Written Language Influences on Academic and
Social Functioning: A Whole Child Approach (Blanche Podhajski,
Ph.D., and Frances Ingram, M.A.).
35 Process Assessment of the Learner, 2nd Edition (PAL-II):
Comprehensive Assessment for Evidence-Based, Treatment-Relevant
Differential Diagnosis of Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Oral and Written
Language Learning Disability (OWLLD), and Dyscalculia (Virginia
W. Berninger, Ph.D.).
36 Math Problem Solving: Applying a Processing Model to LD
Determination (Gail M. Cheramie, Ph.D., Linda Hernandez Parks,
M.A., and Ashley Schuler, M.A.).
37 "Nonverbal" Learning Disabilities or Asperger's
Syndrome? Clarification Through Cognitive Hypothesis Testing
(Lisa A. Hain, Psy.D., and James B. Hale, Ph.D.).
38 Applying a Multilevel Interpretive Framework with an
Emphasis on the Assessment of Executive Functions (George
McCloskey, Ph.D.).
39 The Assessment of "Nonverbal" Learning Disabilities
(Christopher J. Nicholls, Ph.D.).
40 Actively Involving an Adolescent in the Evaluation
Process from Intake to Feedback: Promoting Positive Outcomes
(Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, Ph.D., and Nadeen L. Kaufman,
Ed.D.).
41 A Comprehensive Evaluation of a High School Student:
When Social-Emotional Functioning and Specific Learning
Disabilities Interact (Toby D. Laird, Ph.D.).
42 ADHD: To Be or Not to Be? That Was the Question (Ron
Dumont, Ed.D.).
43 Assessing an Adolescent English Language Learner:
Teasing Apart the Threads of Two Languages (Deborah Rhein,
Ph.D.).
44 Neuropsychological Evaluation of an Adolescent with
Moderate Mental Retardation: The Importance of Making an Accurate
Diagnosis (Janice Sammons, Ph.D., and Judith M. Kroese, Ph.D.,
CCC-SLP).
45 The Impact of Slow Processing Speed on Performance
(Jane McClure, Ph.D.).
46 Falling Through the Cracks: An Adolescent with a Severe
Reading Disability (Bashir Abu-Hamour, Ph.D., Annmarie Urso,
Ph.D., and Nancy Mather, Ph.D.).
47 A Multiple Measures Approach to Assessing a Student Who
Is Deaf (Lisa S. Coyner, Ph.D.).
48 Comprehensive Assessment of an Attention-Based Learning
Problem: Capturing the Relevance of "Psychological Vital Signs"
(Thomas M. Brunner, Ph.D.).
49 Psychoeducational Assessment of a Juvenile Offender in a
Correctional Setting (Christina Vasquez, Ed.S., and Richard
Morris, Ph.D.).
50 When the Child with Specific Learning Disabilities Grows
Up (Nicole Ofiesh, Ph.D.).
51 A Comprehensive Evaluation of a High-Functioning
Secondary Student with Dyslexia (Chris Coleman, M.A.).
52 Use of Nonverbal Cognitive Assessment to Distinguish
Learning Disabilities from Second Language Learning Difficulties
(Sherry Mee Bell, Ph.D.).
53 The Enduring Nature of Specific Learning Disability: A
College Freshman with a Specific Reading Disability (Barbara J.
Wendling, M.A.).
54 Comprehensive Evaluation of a Hard of Hearing High
School Student in a Rural Setting (Kelly Metz, M.Ed.).
55 Assessment of a Cognitively Capable Student Who Is
Struggling to Succeed in College (Andrew Shanock,
Ph.D.).
56 Making the Most of One's Strengths: When Verbal
Intelligence and Dedication to Succeed Overcome Late Identification
(Michael E. Gerner, Ph.D.).
57 Use of the Stanford-Binet Fifth Edition in a Brain
Injury Case (Gale Roid, Ph.D., and Krystle Edwards,
B.S.).
58 Psychoeducational Evaluation of an Adult for LD and
ADHD: Integrating Neuropsychological Measures into Cross-Battery
Assessment (Cathy Fiorello, Ph.D.).
Appendix A: Table of Reports.
Appendix B: Guidelines for Writing Psychoeducational Assessment
Reports.
Appendix C: Test Acronyms.
