Developmental Social Neuroscience and Childhood Brain Insult Theory and Practice

Synthesizing cutting-edge knowledge from multiple disciplines, this book explores the impact of acquired brain injury and developmental disabilities on children's emerging social skills. The editors present an innovative framework for understanding how brain processes interact with social development in both typically developing children and clinical populations. Key issues in assessment are addressed, including ways to measure both social function and brain function using developmentally sound tools. Balancing theoretical and clinical concerns, the book describes promising interventions for promoting children's adjustment and helping them participate more fully in the social world.

Vicki Anderson, PhD, is Director of Psychology at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia; Director of Critical Care and Neuroscience Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute; and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Anderson\u2019s work focuses on the outcomes of developmental and acquired brain disorders in children, particularly traumatic brain injury. She has served on the Board of Governors of the International Neuropsychological Society and is past president of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment. Miriam H. Beauchamp, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she leads the ABCs Developmental Neuropsychology Laboratory. She is also a researcher at the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University. Dr. Beauchamp has trained in both experimental and clinical neuropsychology; her work focuses on investigating the environmental, cognitive, and neural substrates of social functioning in children and adolescents using both behavioral and neuroimaging methodologies.

I. Introduction 1. SOCIAL: A Theoretical Model of Developmental Social Neuroscience, Vicki Anderson and Miriam H. Beauchamp II. Theoretical Contributions 2. Peer Relations and Social Competence in Childhood, Kenneth H. Rubin, Annie Schulz Begle, and Kristina L. McDonald 3. Brain Development and the Emergence of Social Function, Stephanie Burnett Heyes, Catherine L. Sebastian, and Kathrin Cohen Kadosh 4. Social and Moral Functioning: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective, Bradley C. Taber-Thomas and Daniel Tranel 5. Environmental Contributions to the Development of Social Competence: Focus on Parents, Amy E. Root, Paul D. Hastings, and Kari L. Maxwell III. Assessing Social Function 6. Measuring Social Skills with Questionnaires and Rating Scales, Frank Muscara and Louise Crowe 7. Measuring the Different Components of Social Cognition in Children and Adolescents, Ros\u00e9e Bruneau-Bh\u00e9rer, Am\u00e9lie M. Achim, and Philip L. Jackson 8. Theory-Driven Imaging Paradigms and Social Functions: Implications for Management Strategies, Julian J. Dooley, Stefanie Rosema, and Miriam H. Beauchamp 9. Measurement of Social Participation, Gary Bedell IV. Disrupted Social Function 10. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Social Function in Childhood Brain Insults: Toward the Integration of Social Neuroscience and Developmental Psychology, Keith Owen Yeates, Erin D. Bigler, Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Kenneth H. Rubin, Terry Stancin, H. Gerry Taylor, and Kathryn Vannatta 11. Impact of Early Brain Insult on the Development of Social Competence, Vicki Anderson, Stefanie Rosema, Alison Gomes, and Cathy Catroppa 12. Social Development and Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents, Gerri Hanten, Harvey S. Levin, Mary R. Newsome, and Randy S. Scheibel 13. Genetic Disorders and Social Problems, Kylie M. Gray and Kim Cornish 14. Pediatric Brain-Injury-Related Psychiatric Disorders and Social Function, Jeffrey E. Max 15. Social Cognition in Autism, Baudouin Forgeot d\u2019Arc and Laurent Mottron V. Social Interventions 16. Pragmatic Language Impairment after Brain Injury: Social Implications and Treatment Models, Skye McDonald, Lyn S. Turkstra, and Leanne Togher 17. Family-Centered and Parent-Based Models for Treating Socio-Behavioral Problems in Children with Acquired Brain Injury, Damith T. Woods, Cathy Catroppa, and Vicki Anderson 18. Social Anxiety and Its Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury, Cheryl Soo, Robyn L. Tate, and Ronald M. Rapee