Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Paperback

by Tracy Packiam Alloway (Editor), Susan E. Gathercole (Editor)

This comprehensive text summarises the working memory profiles of individuals with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders, and identifies means of alleviating the anticipated learning difficulties of children with working memory deficits.

Author Biography

Tracy Packiam Alloway is a psychologist at the University of Durham. She has worked with a variety of educational professionals and has published numerous articles on working memory and learning. She has also developed classroom-based tools that are widely used to identify and support children with memory impairments.

Susan Gathercole is a psychologist with over 20 years of experience in research on memory during childhood. She has written many articles for psychologists and teachers, is a founding co-editor of the journal Memory, and has developed several standardised tests of memory for children.