{"product_id":"working-memory-and-neurodevelopmental-disorders-tracy-packiam-alloway-9781841695600","title":"Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort-term or working memory - the capacity to hold and manipulate information mentally over brief periods of time - plays an important role in supporting a wide range of everyday activities, particularly in childhood. Children with weak working memory skills often struggle in key areas of learning and, given its impact on cognitive abilities, the identification of working memory impairments is a priority for those who work with children with learning disabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorking Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders\u003c\/em\u003e supports clinical assessment and management of working memory deficits by summarising the current theoretical understanding and methods of assessment of working memory. It outlines the working memory profiles of individuals with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders (including Down's syndrome, Williams syndrome, Specific Language Impairment, and ADHD), and identifies useful means of alleviating the anticipated learning difficulties of children with deficits of working memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive and informative text will appeal to academics and researchers in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and developmental psychology, and will be useful reading for students in these areas. Educational psychologists will also find this a useful text, as it covers the role of working memory in learning difficulties specific to the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Packiam Alloway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1841695602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781841695600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Psychology Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.38w x 1.08d","brand":"Tracy Packiam Alloway","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623316074751,"sku":"9781841695600","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/working-memory-and-neurodevelopmental-disorders-tracy-packiam-alloway-9781841695600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}