This bestselling comprehensive textbook and reference offers the most up-to-date information in the field to professionals working with-and training to work with-children with disabilities and their families.
Now in a completely revised, peer-reviewed sixth edition, this is the leading reference for professionals working or preparing to work with children with disabilities and their families. A trusted bestseller since its first edition was published more than 25 years ago, Children with Disabilities has been reviewed and updated by leading authorities, so readers can be sure they're getting the very latest research on a wide range of disabilities:
intellectual disability
Down syndrome
autism spectrum disorders
communication disorders
cerebral palsy
neural tube defects
epilepsy
Professionals will also learn from new and expanded content on key topics, such as prenatal and newborn screening, patterns in development, epidemiology, movement disorders, cognitive testing and screening, toxins, fetal infections, X-linked intellectual disability, and psychiatric disorders.
This comprehensive reference covers all the developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues included in previous editions, and it's enhanced with chapter objectives, vivid vignettes, and more than 200 helpful illustrations. With this essential book from the most respected voices in the disability field, professionals across disciplines will have the broad and deep knowledge they need to work effectively with children with disabilities and help them reach their full potential.
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