Bayley 4 Clinical Use and Interpretation

Bayley 4 Clinical Use and Interpretation provides clinicians with a guide for use, administration, scoring and interpretation of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition. The book begins with why and how the Bayley 4 was revised. Separate chapters discuss the clinical use and interpretation of the cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional and adaptive scales, each with illustrative clinical cases. Recommendations are provided to aid clinicians in the efficiency of test administration, as well as how to interpret and integrate results within a diagnostic assessment format and in planning intervention. The clinical validity of the Bayley 4 is demonstrated for eight clinical groups. There is an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with the Bayley 4 ASD Checklist, accommodations, and red flags indicative of abnormality. Additional chapters discuss digital administration and how to present feedback to caregivers. - Summarizes what is new and different in the Bayley 4 - Guides clinicians in use, administration, scoring, and interpretation - Identifies the clinical validity of Bayley 4 for eight clinical groups - Suggests how to integrate results into assessment and intervention - Includes use for autism assessment and an ASD checklist - Provides case studies on typical and atypical development

Glen P. Aylward, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and served as Chief of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics/Psychology for many years. He is Director of the NICU Developmental Follow-up Program. Dr. Aylward is a Fellow in 6 divisions of the American Psychological Association, and is board-certified in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Dr. Aylward has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, chapters, abstracts and reviews, and is the author of the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener,and the books, Practitioner's Guide to Developmental and Psychological Testing, Infant and Early Childhood Neuropsychology, and Practitioner's Guide to Behavioral Problems in Children. Dr. Aylward is one of the editors of the book, Bayley-III; Clinical Use and Interpretation. He is also the author of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-4 and the Bayley-4 Screening Test. Dr. Aylward has served on numerous committees and executive boards in the American Psychological Association, the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. He is a Past President of the Society of Pediatric Psychology (Division 54, American Psychological Association) and of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. He also served on the Board of Directors of the AACPDM and has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics since 2003.