Children with disabilities / edited by Mark L. Batshaw, Nancy J. Roizen and Gaetano R. Lotrecchiano

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: As life begins -- 1.Genetics and developmental disabilities -- 2.Fetal development -- 3.Environmental toxicants and neurocognitive development -- 4.Birth defects and prenatal diagnosis -- 5.Newborn screening: opportunities for prevention of developmental disabilities -- 6.The first weeks of life -- 7.Premature and small-for-dates infants -- Part 2: The developing child -- 8.Nutrition and children with disabilities -- 9.Feeding and its disorders -- 10.Hearing and deafness -- 11.Vision and visual impairment -- 12.The brain and nervous system -- 13.Muscles, bones and nerves -- 14.Patterns in development and disability -- 15.Diagnosing developmental disabilities -- 16.Understanding and using neurocognitive assessments -- Part 3: Developmental disabilities -- 17.Developmental delay and intellectual disability -- 18.Down Syndrome -- 19.Inborn errors of metabolism -- 20.Speech and language disorders -- 21.Autism Spectrum Disorders -- 22.Attention deficits and hyperactivity -- 23.Specific learning disabilities -- 24.Cerebral palsy -- 25.Neural tube defects -- 26.Traumatic brain injury -- 27.Epilepsy -- 28.The new face of developmental disabilities -- 29.Behavioral and psychiatric disorders in children with disabilities -- Part 4: Interventions, families and outcomes -- 30.Early intervention -- 36.Special education services -- 37.Behavior principles, assessment and therapy -- 33.Occupational and physical therapy -- 34.Physical activity, exercise and sports -- 35.Oral health care -- 36.Assistive technology -- 37.Caring and coping: helping the family of a child with a disability -- 38.Complementary and alternative therapies -- 39.Ethical considerations -- 40.Future expectations: transition from adolescence to adulthood -- 41.Health care delivery systems and financing issues -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Syndromes and inborn errors of metabolism -- Appendix C: Commonly used medications -- Appendix D: Childhood disabilities resources, services and organizations.

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