Alphabet kids - from ADD to Zellweger syndrome : a guide to developmental, neurobiological and psychological disorders for parents and professionals / Robbie Woliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woliver, Robbie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior disorders in children--Encyclopedias.

Behavior disorders in children.

Neurobehavioral disorders--Encyclopedias.

Neurobehavioral disorders.

Child development deviations--Encyclopedias.

Child development deviations.

Syndromes--Encyclopedias.

Syndromes.

Diseases--Acronyms--Encyclopedias.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Alphabet Kids have disorders that are often concurrent, interconnected or mistaken for one another: for example, the frequent combination of ASD, OCD, SID and ADHD. Woliver covers 70 childhood disorders, providing information on causes, cures, treatments and prognoses. Chapters include a list of signs and symptoms, and true-life stories.

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Alphabet KIDS From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome; A Guide to Developmental, Neurobiological and Psychological Disorders for Parents and Professionals; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; What You Need to Know; Warning; A; ADD/ADHD (Attention-Deficit Disorder; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder); AN (Anorexia Nervosa); APD (Auditory Processing Disorder); AS (Aarskog Syndrome); AS (Angelman Syndrome); AS (Asperger Syndrome); ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder); B; BED (Binge-Eating Disorder); BN (Bulimia Nervosa); C; CA (Childhood Agoraphobia)

CAD (Childhood Adjustment Disorder) CAS (Childhood Apraxia of Speech); CBD (Childhood Bipolar Disorder); CCS (Clumsy Child Syndrome); CD (Childhood Depression); CD (Conduct Disorder); CDCS Cridu Chat Syndrome; CDD Childhood Disintegrative Disorder; CdLS Cornelia de Lange Syndrome; CLS Coffin-Lowry Syndrome; CMT Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder; COS Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia; CS Cockayne Syndrome; D; DGS Developmental Gerstmann's Syndrome; DPD Dependent Personality Disorder; DS Down Syndrome; DYSCALCULIA; DYSGRAPHIA; DYSLEXIA; DYSTONIA; E; ED Eating Disorder; EDS Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

ERLD Expressive-Receptive Language Disorder F; FXS Fragile X Syndrome; G; GAD General Anxiety Disorder; H; HPD Histrionic Personality Disorder; HS Hyperlexia Syndrome; HTD Hypothyroidism Disorder; L; LD Learning Disability; LKS Landau-Kleffner Syndrome; LNS Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome; M; MCSS Multiple-Chemical Sensitivities Syndrome; MD Muscular Dystrophy; MR Mental Retardation; MSDD Multisystem Developmental Disorder; N; NLD Nonverbal Learning Disorder; O; OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder; P; PAPD Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder; PD Panic Disorder

PD Personality Disorder PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder; PDD-NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified; PHOBIAS; PICA; PKU Phenylketonuria; PPD Paranoid Personality Disorder; PWS Prader-Willi Syndrome; R; RAD Reactive Attachment Disorder; RS Rett's Syndrome; S; SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder; SAD Separation Anxiety Disorder; SID Sensory Integration Disorder; SLD Speech-Language Disorder; SLOS Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome; SM Selective Mutism; SMS Smith-Magenis Syndrome; SPD Schizoid Personality Disorder; SPLD Semantic Pragmatic Language Disorder

STPD Schizotypal Personality Disorder T; TS Tourette Syndrome; W; WD Wilson's Disease; WS Williams Syndrome; X; XXYS XXY Syndrome; Z; ZS Zellweger Syndrome; Resources; General resources; Specialty resources; Eating disorders; Learning disabilities; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-90498-5

1-84642-887-4

OCLC:

503441087