Provides a summary of executive function and dysfunction for practitioners, researchers and educators, including lifespan development, assessment, impact and interventions.

Preface; Introduction to the volume Elizabeth P. Sparrow and Scott J. Hunter; Part I. Foundations of Executive Function/Dysfunction: 1. Models of executive functioning Scott J. Hunter and Elizabeth P. Sparrow; 2. The developmental neuropsychology of executive functions Scott J. Hunter, Jennifer P. Edidin and Clayton D. Hinkle; 3. The neurobiology of executive functions Scott J. Hunter, Clayton D. Hinkle and Jennifer P. Edidin; 4. Assessment and identification of executive dysfunction Elizabeth P. Sparrow; Part II. Executive Dysfunction in the Neurodevelopmental and Acquired Disorders: Introduction to Part II Elizabeth P. Sparrow; 5. Executive functions in disruptive behavior disorders Laura E. Kenealy and Iris Paltin; 6. Executive functions in autism spectrum disorders Lauren Kenworthy, Laura Gutermuth Anthony and Benjamin E. Yerys; 7. Executive functions in intellectual disability syndromes Kelly Janke and Bonnie Klein-Tasman; 8. Executive functions in pediatric movement and motor control disorders Emily J. Helder and Tory L. Larsen; 9. Executive functions in learning disorders Laura A. Barquero, Lindsay M. Wilson, Sabrina L. Benedict, Esther R. Lindström, Heather C. Harris and Laurie E. Cutting; 10. Executive functions in mood and anxiety disorders Jennifer P. Edidin and Scott J. Hunter; 11. Executive functions in childhood epilepsy Frank A. Zelko and Lev Gottlieb; 12. Executive functions in pediatric cancer Marsha Nortz Gragert and Lisa S. Kahalley; 13. Executive functions in human immunodeficiency virus Sharon Nichols; 14. Executive functions and neurotoxic exposure Jill Kelderman; 15. Executive functions after congenital and prenatal insults Jillian M. Schuh and Scott J. Hunter; 16. Executive functions in acquired brain injury Cynthia Salorio; Part III. Applications: 17. Empirical status regarding the remediation of executive skills Beth Slomine, Gianna Locascio and Megan Kramer; 18. Educational implications of executive dysfunction Lisa A. Jacobson and E. Mark Mahone; 19. Executive functions, forensic neuropsychology, and child psychiatry: opinions, cautions, and caveats Scott J. Hunter, Niranjan S. Karnik and Jennifer P. Edidin; 20. Reflections on executive functioning Elizabeth P. Sparrow and Scott J. Hunter.