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The authoritative disabilities text—in a fully updated seventh edition!

Coming Soon!
Children with Disabilities, Seventh Edition
Edited by Mark L. Batshaw, M.D., Nancy J. Roizen, M.D., & Gaetano R. Lotrecchiano, Ed.D., Ph.D.

Praise for the previous edition

"The most comprehensive, up-to-date textbook for teaching medical aspects of individuals with disabilities or health impairments ... synthesizes the expert knowledge of leading authors in the field and presents this information in a language that is accessible to a broad audience ranging from student teachers to health care professionals." Oliver Wendt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Special Education and Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

"Outstanding ... Logically organized and well-illustrated, it is a mainstay reference for every clinician's library!." Yvette N. Tazeau, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist, Los Gatos, California

Comprehensive, authoritative information from the most respected experts: For 30 years, that's what Children with Disabilities has given the thousands of students, faculty, and professionals who rely on it. Now this trusted text is in a seventh edition, thoroughly updated with the very latest research, new instructor materials, and the critical issues professionals need to know as they prepare to work with children and families.

Incorporating 5 years of significant research and progress in multiple disciplines, this highly anticipated new edition is the textbook of choice for courses on disability. The internationally respected editors bring together a who's who of contributors—a mix of seasoned experts and fresh voices—for a definitive compendium of information about developmental, clinical, family, education, and intervention issues.

WHAT'S NEW

  • All-new chapters on diagnosis, neuropsychological assessment, "new" disabilities faced by survivors of previously fatal disorders, and complementary and alternative medicine

  • New multimedia instructor materials online, including high-quality downloadable medical illustrations (see box)

  • 30+ new contributors from diverse fields

  • Expanded chapters on autism and ADHD

  • New developments in neuroscience, genetics, and imaging

  • Greater focus on interdisciplinary collaboration

  • Considerations from drafts of the DSM-5

  • Thoroughly updated content in every chapter

  • PowerPoint slides for each chapter, easy to customize for courses

Children with Disabilities retains and strengthens the student-friendly features of previous editions: concise and accessible chapters, a helpful glossary, chapter overviews, case studies that bring key concepts to life, extensive cross-referencing to make information easy to find, and resource lists for every topic. And with the complete package of new multimedia instructor materials (see box), instructors will use this textbook effectively in their courses and prepare students for years of successful practice.

An unparalleled text from the leading voices in the disability field, Children with Disabilities is the cornerstone resource future professionals will keep year after year to support their important work with children and families.

Multimedia instructor materials

With the new package of comprehensive online materials developed to complement and enhance your teaching, you'll get

  • High-quality downloadable medical illustrations—widely requested by users of previous editions

  • Customizable PowerPoint slides to help you lecture effectively on each chapter

  • Extended case studies

  • Sample syllabi from real instructors

  • Class activities that extend and reinforce what your students learn


Children with Disabilities, Seventh Edition

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-59857-194-3
Hardcover
approx. 928 pages/
7 x 10
July 2012/ $79.95
Stock# 71943



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E-BOOK ALSO AVAILABLE
Coming Summer 2012

Tentative Table of Contents


List of Tables and Figures
About the Editors
Contributors
A Personal Note to the Reader
Preface
Acknowledgments
Letters from Andrew Batshaw

I: As Life Begins

1. Genetics and Developmental Disabilities
Mark L. Batshaw, Andrea Gropman, & Brendan Lanpher

2. Fetal Development
Adre J. Du Plessis

3. Environmental Toxicants and Neurocognitive Development
Jerome Paulson

4. Birth Defects and Prenatal Diagnosis
Rhonda L. Schonberg

5. Newborn Screening: Opportunities for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
Joan E. Pellegrino

6. The First Weeks of Life
Chrysanthe Gaitatzes, Taeun Chang, & Stephen Baumgart

7. Premature and Small-for-Dates Infants
Khodayar Rais-Bahrami & Billie Lou Short

II: The Developing Child

8. Nutrition and Children with Disabilities
Rebecca M. Olshavsky & Jocelyn J. Mills

9. Feeding and Its Disorders
Peggy S. Eicher

10. Hearing and Deafness
Pamela Buethe, Betty R. Vohr, & Gilbert R. Herer

11. Vision and Visual Impairment
Brooke E. Geddie, Michael Bina, & Marijean M. Miller

12. The Brain and Nervous System
Amanda L. Yaun, Robert Keating, & Andrea Gropman

13. Muscles, Bones, and Nerves
Peter B. Kang

14. Patterns in Development and Disability
Louis Pellegrino

15. Diagnosing Developmental Disabilities
Scott M. Myers

16. Understanding and Using Neurocognitive Assessments
Lauren Kenworthy & Laura Gutermuth Anthony

III: Developmental Disabilities

17. Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability
Bruce K. Shapiro & Mark L. Batshaw

18. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Nancy J. Roizen

19. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Mark L. Batshaw & Brendan Lanpher

20. Speech and Language Disorders
Sheela Stuart

21. Autism Spectrum Disorders
Susan L. Hyman & Susan E. Levy

22. Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity
Marianne M. Glanzman & Neelam K. Sell

23. Specific Learning Disabilities
M.E.B. Lewis, Bruce K. Shapiro, & Robin P. Church

24 Cerebral Palsy
Alexander H. Hoon, Jr., & Frances Tolley

25. Neural Tube Defects
Gregory S. Liptak

26. Traumatic Brain Injury
Melissa Trovato & Scott Schultz

27. Epilepsy
Tesfaye Getaneh Zelleke, Dewi Francis T. Depositaro-Cabacar, & William Davis Gaillard

28. The New Face of Developmental Disabilities
Nancy J. Roizen & Adrienne S. Tedeschi

29. Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Disabilities
Adelaide Robb

IV: Interventions, Families, and Outcomes

30. Early Intervention
Toby Long

31. Special Education Services
Elissa Batshaw Clair

32. Behavior Principles, Assessment, and Therapy
Michael F. Cataldo, SungWoo Kahng, Iser G. DeLeon, Brian K. Martens, Patrick C. Friman, Marilyn Cataldo, & Kathy Matthews

33. Occupational and Physical Therapy
Philippa Campbell

34. Physical Activity, Exercise, and Sports
Donna Bernhardt Bainbridge & James Gleason

35. Oral Health Care
H. Barry Waldman, Steven P. Perlman, George Acs, Man Wai Ng, Marc L. Helpin, Howard M. Rosenberg, & Seth Canion

36. Assistive Technology
Larry W. Desch

37. Caring and Coping: Helping the Family of a Child with a Disability
Michaela L. Zajicek-Farber

38. Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Michelle H. Zimmer

39. Ethical Considerations
Kruti Acharya, Michelle Lewis, & Peter J. Smith

40. Future Expectations: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
Nienke P. Dosa, Patience H. White, & Vincent Schuyler

41. Health Care Delivery Systems and Financing Issues
Angelo P. Giardino & Renee M. Turchi

Appendix A: Glossary Arlene Gendron

Appendix B: Syndromes and Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Kara L. Simpson

Appendix C: Commonly Used Medications
Michelle Bestic

Appendix D: Childhood Disabilities Resources, Services, and Organizations

Index



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