Specialty in Pediatrics
Written Exam Study Guide
Suggested Books:
Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Childhood and Adolescent DisordersRiccio, Sullivan, Cohen
Neuropsychological Evaluation of the ChildBaron
Pediatric Neuropsychology: Research, Theory, and Practice Edition 1Yeates, Ris, Taylor
Pediatric Neuropsychology: Research, Theory, and Practice Edition 2, Yeats, Ris, Taylor, Pennington
Study Topics/Schedule
Week 1
Basics in Pediatric Neuropsych (Riccio et al., Chapter 1; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 17)
Week 2
Evaluation (Baron Chapters 1, 2, 3; Yeates et al., Ed 1, Chapter 18, 19)
Tests and Measurement (Baron, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10, 11)
Developmental Milestones
Week 3
ADHD (Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 14)
Executive Dysfunction
Tourette Syndrome (Riccio et al., Chapter 7)
Week 4
LD/NVLD (Riccio et al., Chapter 2, 3, 4; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 11, 12)
Intellectual Disability (Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 16; Review DSM-V)
Week 5
Speech/Language Disorders (Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 13; Review DSM-V)
Autism/Social Communication Disorder (Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 15; Review DSM-V)
Anxiety/Depression/Psychiatric Disorders Review (Review DSM-V)
Week 6
Seizures/Epilepsy (Riccio et al. Chapter 10; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 3)
Sickle Cell (Riccio et al., Chapter 11)
Week 7
Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus (Yeates et al., Ed 1, Chapter 2; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 1)
Leukemia/Childhood Brain Tumor and Treatment Effects (Riccio et al. Chapter 9; Yeates et al., Ed 1, Chapter 13; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 4)
Week 8
Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion (Riccio et al. Chapter 8; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 5)
Week 9
Lead/Toxin Exposure (Riccio et al. Chapter 13, 14; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 9, 10)
Prematurity/Low Birth Weight (Riccio et al. Chapter 12; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 2, 8)
Week 10
Genetic Syndromes (Riccio et al. Chapter 15; Yeates et al., Ed 1, Chapter 12; Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 7)
Neurocutaneous/RAS Pathway Disorders (Riccio et al., Chapter 16)
Metabolic and Mitochondrial Disorders (Riccio et al., Chapter 17; Yeates et al., Ed 1, Chapter 8)
Week 11
Educational Resources/Interventions (Yeates et al., Ed 2, Chapter 18)
Cognitive Rehabilitation