Infant and Early Childhood Neuropsychology

1. What Is Infant and Early Childhood Neuropsychology?.- Timeliness of the Subspecialty.- Applications.- Definitions.- Early CNS Damage.- Conceptual Frameworks.- Scoring in Infant and Early Childhood Neuropsychology.- Summary.- 2. The Concept of "Risk" in Infant and Early Childhood Neuropsychology.- Environmental Issues that Affect Neuropsychological Outcomes.- Implications.- 3. Development of the Central Nervous System.- Critical and Sensitive Periods.- CNS Maturation.- Principles of Neural Development.- Major Developmental Events in CNS Maturation.- Brain Metabolism.- Myelination "Rules".- Neuropsychological Implications.- Functional Organization.- Types of Synapses.- 4. Disorders in Brain Development.- Early Brain Malformations.- Perinatal Insults.- Infections of the CNS.- Other Teratogens Affecting the CNS.- Summary.- 5. Assessment.- Delay, Dissociation, and Deviance.- Evaluation Matrix.- Examples.- "Developmental Bias".- Newborn/Neonatal Assessment.- Infant Assessment.- Early Childhood Assessment.- Summary.- 6. Further Assessment Considerations.- Other Assessment Instruments.- Diagnostic Indicators.- 7. Directions.- New Directions for Assessment.- Training Issues.- References.