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Auditory Attention Late Effects in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how sustained auditory attention in pediatric leukemia survivors compares to what is known regarding sustained visual attention in this population.
  2. Explain various sociodemographic and treatment-related factors risk factors for difficulties with sustained auditory attention among pediatric leukemia survivors.

Alice Ann Holland, Matthew A. Clem, Erin Lampson & Peter L. Stavinoha (2020) Auditory attention late effects in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Child Neuropsychology, 26:7, 865-880, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1772738

Cognitive and social/emotional influences on adaptive functioning in children with FASD: Clinical and cultural considerations

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how social and emotional cognition is a key predictor of adaptive functioning for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
  2. Illustrate the importance of the cultural context in neuropsychological assessment and research.

Andi Crawford, Laurie Te Hāpuku Te Nahu (Rongomaiwahine rāua ko Kahungunu), Elizabeth R. Peterson, Valerie McGinn, Kate Robertshaw & Lynette Tippett (2020) Cognitive and social/emotional influences on adaptive functioning in children with FASD: Clinical and cultural considerations, Child Neuropsychology, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1771296

Social Cognition, Adaptive Functioning and Behavior Problems in Preschoolers Born Extremely Preterm

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how extreme prematurity may affect cognitive development generally and social cognitive functioning more specifically.
  2. Describe the clinical and cognitive characteristics that need to be considered as potential contributors to social cognitive functioning after premature birth.

Isabelle Marleau, Mélissa Vona, Charlotte Gagner, Thuy Mai Luu & Miriam H. Beauchamp (2021) Social cognition, adaptive functioning, and behavior problems in preschoolers born extremely preterm, Child Neuropsychology, 27:1, 96-108, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1797656

Neuropsychological functioning and its relationship with brain anatomical measures of children and adolescents with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the characteristics of non-syndromic cleft lip and palate.
  2. Identify the relationship between the anatomy of the brain and cognitive function of people with cleft lip and palate.

Patrícia Soares Baltazar Bodoni, Renata Ferranti Leoni, Arthur Bernardi do Vale, Pedro Henrique Rodrigues da Silva, Silvio Garcia Meira Junior, Antonio Richieri Costa (in memorian) & Maria De Lourdes Merighi Tabaquim (2021). Neuropsychological functioning and its relationship with brain anatomical measures of children and adolescents with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate, Child Neuropsychology, 27:1, 2-16, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1776240

 

Deception is Different: Negative Validity Test Findings Do Not Provide “Evidence” for “Good Effort”

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain how positive and negative test results are used together to determine the probability of the condition of interest in medicine and psychology.
  2. Discuss that with malingering as the condition of interest, negative PVT results do not automatically lead to a conclusion of “good effort.”

Michael D. Chafetz (2020) Deception is different: Negative validity test findings do not provide “evidence” for “good effort”, The Clinical Neuropsychologist, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1840633

Socioeconomic aspects are crucial to better intellectual outcome in early-treated adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe long-term sequelae of congenital hypothyroidism (CH).
  2. Comment on the main differences between the findings by Andrade, Dias, de Paula & Silva (2021) and those reported by others in literature.

Jéssica Evelyn de Andrade, Vera Maria Alves Dias, Jonas Jardim de Paula & Ivani Novato Silva (2021). Socioeconomic aspects are crucial to better intellectual outcome in early-treated adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism, Child Neuropsychology, 27:5, 587-600, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1876010

Family Environment as a Predictor and Moderator of Cognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Tumors

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the various treatment types for children with posterior fossa tumours, as well as their associated outcomes.
  2. Explain the importance of considering non-clinical factors, such as the family environment, when evaluating and predicting cognitive and psychosocial outcomes.

Christianne Laliberté Durish, Iska Moxon-Emre, Eric Bouffet, Ute Bartels & Donald J. Mabbott (2021). Family environment as a predictor and moderator of cognitive and psychosocial outcomes in children treated for posterior fossa tumors, Child Neuropsychology, 27:5, 641-660, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1885639

Parent Perceptions of Pediatric Neuropsychological Evaluations: A Systematic Review

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify constituent components and indicators of overall parent satisfaction with pediatric neuropsychological evaluations (NPEs).
  2. Identify variables that may either bolster or hinder the rate of recommendation implementation and appreciate their correlation with overall parent satisfaction.

Paul Spano, Nicole Katz, Tara DeLuco, Christina Octavia Martin, Helen Tam, Daniela Montalto & Cheryl R. Stein (2021). Parent perceptions of pediatric neuropsychological evaluations: a systematic review, Child Neuropsychology, 27:7, 922-948, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1908980

The Contribution of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo to Processing Speed in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors

Learning Objectives:

  1. Explain the construct of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) and its specific contribution to processing speed outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumors.
  2. Describe the association between SCT symptoms and specific medical and demographic variables.

Rachel K. Peterson, Kelly Jones & Lisa A. Jacobson (2021). The contribution of sluggish cognitive tempo to processing speed in survivors of pediatric brain tumors, Child Neuropsychology, 27:7, 960-972, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2021.1917529