Children with Disabilities

Section I As Life Begins: Chromosomes and Heredity - A Toss of the Dice, Mark L. Batshaw Birth Defects, Prenatal Diagnosis, and Fetal Therapy, Rhonda L. Schonberg and Cynthia L. Tifft Growth Before Birth, James B. Hill and William H.J. Haffner Having a Baby - The Birth Process, Shad H. Deering and Andrew J. Satin The First Weeks of Life, Laura Placke Ward and Susan K. McCune Premature and Small-for-Dates Infants, K. Rais-Bahrami, Billie Lou Short, and Mark L. Batshaw. Section II The Developing Child: Substance Abuse - A Preventable Threat to Development, Martha J. Wunsch, Charles J. Conlon, and Peter C. Scheidt HIV Infection in Children, Hans M.L. Spiegel and Andrew M. Bonwit Nutrition and Children with Disabilities, Leila T. Beker, Abigail F. Farber, and Colleen Comonitski Yanni Vision - Our Window to the World, Marijean M. Miller, Sheryl J. Menacker, and Mark L. Batshaw Hearing - Sounds and Silences, Gilbert R. Herer, Carol A. Knightly, and Annie G. Steinberg Communication - Speech and Language, Sheela Stuart The Brain and Nervous System - Normal and Abnormal Development, Robert F. Keating, Caple A. Spence, and David Lynch Muscles, Bones, and Nerves - The Body's Framework, Arabella I. Leet, John P. Dormans, and Laura L. Tosi. Section III Developmental Disabilities: Mental Retardation, Mark L. Batshaw and Bruce Shapiro Down Syndrome, Nancy J. Roizen Fragile X Syndrome, Gretchen A. Meyer and Mark L. Batshaw PKU and Other Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Mark L. Batshaw and Mendel Tuchman Dual Diagnosis - Mental Retardation and Psychiatric Disorders, Mark Reber Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Kenneth E. Towbin, Joyce E. Mauk, and Mark L. Batshaw Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity, Mark A. Stein, Lisa A. Efron, Wendy B. Schiff, and Marianne Glanzman Specific Learning Disabilities, Bruce Shapiro, Robin P. Church, and M.E.B. Lewis Cerebral Palsy, Louis Pellegrino Neural Tube Defects, Gregory S. Liptak Epilepsy, Steven Weinstein Traumatic Brain Injury, Linda J. Michaud, Jennifer Semel-Concepcion, Ann-Christine Duhaime, and Mary F. Lazar. Part IV Interventions, Families, and Outcomes: Feeding, Peggy S. Eicher Dental Care - Promoting Health and Preventing Disease, George Acs, Man Wai Ng, Mark L. Helpin, and Howard M. Rosenberg Early Intervention, Charles J. Conlon Special Education Services, Elissa Batshaw Clair, Robin P. Church, and Mark L. Batshaw Promoting Adaptive Behavior While Addressing Challenging Behavior, John M. Parrish Technological Assistance - Innovations for Independence, Susan E. Levy and Maureen O'Rourke Rehabilitation: Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Lisa A. Kurtz Exercise, Sports, and Recreation, Terry Adirim and Kenneth M. Fine Ethical Dilemmas - Evaluation and Decision Making, Tomas Jose Silber and Mark L. Batshaw Providing Family-Centered Services, Paula J. Beckman (Part Contents).