By Pasquale J. Accardo, M.D., & Barbara Y. Whitman, Ph.D., with Shirley K. Behr, Ph.D., Anne Farrell, Ph.D., Ellen Magenis, M.D., and Jill Morrow-Gorton, M.D.
Illustrated by Tony Stubblefield

Now in its second edition, this illustrated dictionary provides clear, concise, and trustworthy definitions of thousands of disorders, assessment tools, theories, anatomical terms, medications, interventions, diagnoses, professional organizations, and more. In this expanded edition, you’ll find

• new information from the rapidly changing field of genetics
  
  
• key legislation and public laws
  
  
• points of debate
  
  
• major associations and groups in the disability field
  
  
• terminology used in many fields, such as medicine, psychology, pharmacology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology
  
  
• tests and published instruments frequently used in these fields

Written by a multidisciplinary team for a multidisciplinary audience, this key resource will deepen your understanding of your chosen field, increase your knowledge of related fields, and help you “talk the talk” of a wide range of specialties. It’s a reference you’ll keep handy for years to come!

Note: The hardcover edition of this book includes a CD-ROM with full text and illustrations.

Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
About the Editors
Illustrations
Guide to the Dictionary

• A not B error to axilla
  
• babbling to butyrophenone
  
• CA to cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  
• DA to dystopia canthorum
  
• EAP to eye–hand coordination
  
• Fabry disease to futures planning
  
• g factor to gyrus
  
• H flu to Hz
  
• IADLs to IVIG
  
• Jacksonian seizure to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
  
• Kabat to kyphosis
  
• La Leche League to lymphangioma
  
• MA to myxovirus
  
• NACD to nystatin
  
• OAE to oxycephaly
  
• P300 to pyridoxine deficiency
  
• QNST–II to quickening
  
• radial palmar grasp to Ruvalcaba syndrome
  
• saccade to systemic
  
• TABS to tyrosinemia
  
• UA to Uzgiris-Hunt Scales
  
• VA shunt to Vulpe Assessment Battery (VAB)
  
• Waardenburg syndrome to WVAST
  
• xeroderma pigmentosum to XYY syndrome
  
• Yale Children’s Inventory (YCI) to Yutopar
  
• Zantac to zygomatic bone
  

Bibliography
Guide to Using the CD-ROM (hardcover edition only)