Perspectives on the Classification of Specific Developmental Disorders

Foreword; M. Rutter. Section 1: Introduction. Perspectives on the Classification of Specific Developmental Disorders: An Introduction; J. Rispens, et al. The Role of SDD in Classification Systems: Historical Overview and Current Status; J. Rispens, T.A. van Yperen. Criteria for Research and Clinical Practice: A Critical Discussion; W. Yule, B. Maughan. Section 2: Specific Developmental Reading Disorders. The Validity of the Category of Specific Developmental Reading Disorder; J. Rispens. What is Specific About the Specific Reading Disorder? H. Remschmidt, et al. The Role of IQ in the Diagnosis of Reading Disorders: The Quest for a Subtype Based on Aptitude Achievement Discrepancy; K.E. Stanovich, L.S. Siegel. Section 3: Language Disorders. Is Specific Language Impairment a Valid Diagnostic Category? Genetic and Psycholinguistic Evidence; D.V.M. Bishop. The Classification of Speech and Language Disorders; H. Amorosa. Specific Language and Speech Disorder: Purifying the Concept; T.A. van Yperen. Section 4: Developmental Motor Disorders. Developmental Movement Problems; S.E. Henderson, A.L. Barnett. The Classification of Specific Motor Disorders: Implications for Intervention; M.M. Schoemaker, et al. Theory-Based Diagnosis and Subclassification in the Developmental Coordination Disorder; B.C.M. Smits-Engelsman, et al. On the Relevance of Specific Classifications of Disorders with Particular Focus on DCD, Developmental Coordination Disorder; A.F. Kalverboer. The Future of the Concept of Specific Developmental Disorders: Summary and Conclusions; T.A. van Yperen, et al.