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What are the causes of developmental disabilities?
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Answers to questions about dental care for your child with special needs.
Related Titles:
Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children with Special Needs, Fourth Edition
Nobody's Perfect: Living and Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs
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When Your Child Has a Disability
The Complete Sourcebook of Daily and Medical Care, Revised Edition
Edited by Mark L. Batshaw, M.D.
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"Well written . . . and useful to parents." —Christine Reagan, parent and psychoeducational therapist, TEACCH Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
For parents of children who have special needs (or are "at risk" for developmental disabilities), When Your Child Has a Disability is invaluable. No other book comes close for educated, practical coverage of developmental disabilities, and accompanying special needs, in children. —Allison Martin, Comeunity — Parenting Support for Unique Families Read the whole review!
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With even more practical information and direct answers to families' questions, the second edition of this easy-to-read guide is a proven resource for helping parents meet the demands of raising a child with a disability. You'll get updated, expert advice on a wide range of medical and educational issues as well as detailed coverage of the daily and long-term care requirements of specific disabilities, including
- mental retardation
- autism
- hearing impairment
- Down syndrome
- visual impairment
- communication disorders
- seizure disorders
- spina bifida
- ADHD
- cerebral palsy
- genetic syndromes
New to this edition are chapters exploring nutrition, dental care, legal rights and benefits, and the transition to adulthood, as well as information on development and commonly used medications. Answers to frequently asked questions follow the chapters, addressing common parent concerns like sleep, behavior, medication, and potential complications. |
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 1-55766-472-2
Paperback
496 pages / 6 x 9
2001 / $24.95
Stock# 4722
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Table of Contents
About the Editor
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
- Getting the Diagnosis
- Finding Out Your Child Has a Disability
James Coplan and Symme Trachtenberg
- Making the Most of Doctor Visits
Susan E. Levy
- Why My Child? Causes of Developmental Disabilities
Mark L. Batshaw
- How a Young Child Develops
Mark L. Batshaw
- Growing Up with a Disability
- Your Baby Was Born Prematurely
Penny Glass
- Understanding Early Intervention
Sharon Landesman Ramey, Karen Echols, Craig T. Ramey, and Wanda Y. Newell
- Nutrition and Feeding
Peggy S. Eicher
- Dental Care for Your Child with Special Needs
George Acs and Man Wai Ng
- Understanding Rehabilitation Therapies
Lisa A. Kurtz
- Commonly Used Medications
John Albert Wray
- Encouraging Appropriate Child Behavior
John M. Parrish
- Your Child's Educational Rights
Sheila Rose Mazzoli
- Identifying Legal Rights and Benefits
D. Michael Malone
- Developmental Disabilities
- Mental Retardation
Mark L. Batshaw
- Down Syndrome
Nancy J. Roizen
- Genetic Syndromes
Gretchen A. Meyer
- Spina Bifida
Catherine Shaer
- Epilepsy
Steven Weinstein
- Cerebral Palsy
Louis Pellegrino
- Hearing Loss
Annie Steinberg and Lisa J. Bain
- Communication Disorders
Paul Wang and Ken Bleile
- Eye Disorders and Visual Disabilities
Mohamad S. Jaafar and Mark L. Batshaw
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
Kenneth E. Towbin
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Mark A. Stein and Mark L. Batshaw
- Learning Disabilities
Bruce K. Shapiro
- What the Future Holds
- What About Our Next Child? Genetic Counselling
Cynthia J. Tifft
- Keeping Up with Changes in Health Care
Angelo P. Giardino
- Success on the Road to Adulthood
Patience H. White, Andrea Edelman, and Vincent Schuyler
Suggested Readings and Resource
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