Working Memory and Clinical Developmental Disorders

Tracy Packiam Alloway is Professor of Psychology at University of North Florida. She has spent over a decade being part of cutting-edge research on the importance of Working Memory in education and has published over 100 research articles and book chapters. Her research has appeared in over 250 news articles, and she has been invited to comment on television and radio as an expert on Working Memory.

'Alloway’s new edition is exactly what we need – an antidote to books that focus on big ticket syndromes (autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome etc.) while neglecting the core processes that underlie them. Processes like working memory are fundamental, and variations in them affect far higher numbers of children than the 1–2% who meet the criteria for individual syndromes or spectrum disorders. This is a timely and thorough revision of a valuable guide to recognising and supporting working memory impairments. Highly recommended for clinicians and education professionals just as much as academics.'– Dr Magnus Cormack, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Devon Integrated Children’s Services) & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer (University of Glasgow), UK'Using a range of examples from clinical developmental disorders, this edited volume provides an excellent insight into the impact of working memory difficulties in daily life function, the current theoretical debates, and practical challenges for interventions and research. This combination of theory and implications for practice, written by experts in their respective fields, make this book a must-read for researchers, students, and practitioners interested in developmental disorders.'– Dr Jo Van Herwegen, Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, Kingston University London, UK

• List of contributorsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Working Memory and intellectual disabilities Chapter 3: Memory and language in children with SLIChapter 4: Working Memory and autismChapter 5: Working Memory & attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderChapter 6: Working Memory & Specific Learning Disorders: ReadingChapter 7: Role of Working Memory in the language learning mechanism by ear, mouth, eye, and hand in individuals with and without Specific Learning Disabilities in written languageChapter 8: Working Memory and Specific Learning Disability: MathChapter 9: Working Memory and low birth weightChapter 10: Developmental Coordination Disorder and Working MemoryChapter 11: Working Memory in Down syndrome: Methodological considerations and intervention implicationsChapter 12: Working Memory and TBIChapter 13: Working Memory and youth depressionEpilogue: Working Memory and clinical development disorders: Theories, debates and interventionsIndex