Children with disabilities

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 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. The internationally 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.

I. As life begins -- 1. Genetics and developmental disabilities / Mark L. Batshaw, Andrea Gropman, and Brendan Lanpher -- Genetic disorders -- Chromosomes -- Cell division and its disorders -- Genes and their disorders -- Epigenetics -- Genetic testing -- Environmental influences on heredity -- 2. Fetal development / Adré J. du Plessis -- Structural development of the brain -- Functional development of the fetal nervous system -- 3. Environmental toxicants and neurocognitive development / Jerome Paulson -- Scope of the issue -- susceptible periods of development -- Specific toxicants -- Public policy implications -- 4. Birth defects and prenatal diagnosis / Rhonda L. Schonberg -- Screening evaluations during pregnancy -- Prevention and alternative reproductive choices -- Psychosocial implication -- 5. Newborn screening : opportunities for prevention of developmental disabilities / Joan E. Pellegrino -- What is a screening test? -- Why screen newborns? -- How is newborn screening done? -- What should be done when a child has a positive newborn screen? -- What happens to children with confirmed disease? -- What is the risk of developmental disability in children with confirmed disea…