Child with disabilities. / edited by Mark L. Batshaw, Louis Pellegrino & Nancy J. Roizen.
Material type: TextPublisher: Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2007Edition: 6th edDescription: xl, 792.: ill.; 26cmISBN: 9781557668585LOC classification: RJ135.B38Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY nursing | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | Non-fiction | RJ135.B38 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | NURS/317/17 |
Includes index.
Contents: As life begins: Genetics and developmental disabilities -- Development before birth -- Having a baby: the birth process -- The first weeks of life -- Environmental toxins -- Infections and the fetus -- Birth defects and prenatal diagnosis -- Newborn screening: opportunities for prevention of developmental disabilities -- Premature and small-for-dates infants -- The Developing child: Nutrition and children with disabilities -- Vision: our window to the world -- Hearing: sounds and silences -- The Brain and nervous system -- Muscles, Bones, and nerves -- Patterns in development and disability -- Developmental disabilities: Epidemiology of developmental disabilities -- Developmental delay and intellectual disability -- Down syndrome -- X-linked syndromes causing intellectual disability -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Behavioral and psychiatric disorders in children with disabilities -- Communication disorders -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Attention deficits and hyperactivity -- Specific learning disabilities -- Cerebral palsy -- Movement disorders -- Neural tube defects -- Epilepsy -- Traumatic brain injury -- Interventions, families, and outcomes: Feeding -- Dental care: promoting health and preventing disease -- Early intervention -- Special education services -- Behavioral principles, assessment, and therapy -- Technological assistance -- Physical therapy and occupational therapy -- Exercise, sports, and recreation -- Ethical dilemmas -- Caring and coping: helping the family of a child with disability -- Future expectations: transition from adolescence to adulthood -- Health care delivery system and financing issues.
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