Children with disabilities
By: edited by Mark L. Batshaw, Louis Pellegrino, Nancy J. Roizen
Contributors: Batshaw, Mark L., 1945-; Pellegrino, Louis; Roizen, Nancy J
Edition: 6th ed
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub.; Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 792
ISBN-13: 9781557668585
Subjects: Developmental disabilities; Developmentally disabled children -- Care; Children with disabilities -- Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Genetics and developmental disabilities; title: Development before birth; title: Having a baby: the birth process; title: The first weeks of life; title: Environmental toxins; title: Infections and the fetus; title: Birth defects and prenatal diagnosis; title: Newborn screening: opportunities for prevention of developmental disabilities; title: Premature and small-for-dates infants; title: Nutrition and children with disabilities; title: Vision: our window to the world; title: Hearing: sounds and silences; title: The brain and nervous system; title: Muscles, bones, and nerves; title: Patterns in development and disability; title: Epidemiology of developmental disabilities; title: Developmental delay and intellectural disability; title: Down syndrome; title: X-linked syndromes causing intellectual disability; title: Inborn errors of metabolism; title: Behavioral and psychiatric disorders in children with disabilities; title: Communication disorders; title: Autism spectrum disorders; title: Attention deficits and hyperactivity; title: Specific learning disabilities; title: Cerebral palsy; title: Movement disorders; title: Neural tube defects; title: Epilepsy; title: Traumatic brain injury; title: Feeding; title: Dental care: promoting health and preventing disease; title: Early intervention; title: Early intervention; title: Special education services; title: Behavioral principles, assessment, and therapy; title: Technological assistance; title: Physical therapy and occupational therapy; title: Exercise, sports, and recreation; title: Ethical dilemmas; title: Caring and coping: helping the family of a child with a disability; title: Future expectations: transition from adolescence to adulthood; title: Health care delivery systems and financing issues