This resource provides concise and practical information to focus on managing children with developmental disabilities and outlines common disorders in this area. Covers appropriate assessment and intervention measures as well as specific disorders. Uses the DSM-IV revisions for psychiatric diagnostic criteria. Updated material includes screening issues, additional information on the most commonly known causes of mental retardation, the development consequences of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and an appendix ...
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This resource provides concise and practical information to focus on managing children with developmental disabilities and outlines common disorders in this area. Covers appropriate assessment and intervention measures as well as specific disorders. Uses the DSM-IV revisions for psychiatric diagnostic criteria. Updated material includes screening issues, additional information on the most commonly known causes of mental retardation, the development consequences of prematurity and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and an appendix of standardized tests
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