| Description |
xvi, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Children with special needs, their parents, and the professionals who care for them -- 1. Who are the special children? -- 2. Discovering your child has a problem -- 3. Developmental disabilities are a family affair -- 4. Parents and professionals: a working partnership |
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Part 2. Common problems and disabilities in children with special needs -- 5. Mental retardation -- 6. Attention deficit disorder -- 7. Learning disabilities -- 8. Sensory disorders -- 9. Communication disorders -- 10. Autism |
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Part 3. Inherited and acquired developmental disabilities -- 11. Chromosome and genetic disorders -- 12. Environmental events -- 13. Birth defects -- 14. Problems in the newborn period -- 15. Cerebral palsy -- 16. Seizure disorders -- 17. Neurological disorders with associated skin findings -- 18. Diseases of muscles and bones -- 19. Metabolic disorders -- 20. Endocrine disorders |
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Part 4. Special care for your child: procedures, appliances, and medical and surgical treatments -- 21. Strategies for helping your child -- 22. Tests and procedures -- 23. Adaptive equipment -- 24. Medications may be necessary for your child -- 25. Some children may have to undergo surgery -- 26. Hospitalization and aftercare |
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Part 5. Assessments, education, and resource development -- 27. Assessing developmental disabilities: psychological tests and procedures -- 28. Helping children learn -- 29. Going to school -- 30. Legal issues in developmental disabilities -- 31. Resource development |
| Analysis |
Children Developmental disorders |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 349-355 |
| Subject |
Developmental disabilities.
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Developmentally disabled children -- Care.
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Developmentally disabled children.
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Child Care.
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Child, Exceptional.
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Developmental Disabilities.
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Developmental Disabilities -- rehabilitation.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work.
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| Author |
Bernier, James C.
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Weidenman, Leslie Ellen, 1952-
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| LC no. |
88001353 |
| ISBN |
0933716974 (paperback) |
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