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Editorial Review
This comprehensive textbook gives students in any discipline extensive coverage of the developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues they'll face in their work with children with disabilities. They'll explore the beginning of life from conception to infancy, including factors in each stage that can cause disability; learn about child development, including physical development and preventable threats; go in-depth on specific developmental disabilities they'll likely encounter; and find guidelines on conducting interventions, managing outcomes, and working with families. This classic text includes learning objectives, case stories, a glossary of key terms, and appendices about medications and syndromes inborn errors of metabolism. Plus its upcoming FREE course companion web site - featuring links for each chapter, PowerPoint slides, new case studies, and study guides - cements this as the perfect text for any class! New to this edition: Every chapter peer reviewed and extensively updated Expanded coverage of educational issues and interventions across chapters New chapters devoted to special education, early intervention, and sports, exercise, and recreation Appropriate Courses Introduction to Special Education Medical Aspects of Disabilities Child Development Atypical Child Development Human Development in Special Education Early Childhood Education Child Assessment (Psychology) Severe Disabilities (Special Education) Psychology of Exceptional Children
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Customer Reviews

Great

2008-03-09
I bought right through Amazon, I got my book in a timely manner and it arrived in perfect condition. It was great. Thanks!

Poor

2007-09-27
The seller was nasty and non professional replaying to an e-mail. He blamed defects on book on post office and his customer,he refused to assume responsability.

Review on Children with Disabilities

2005-09-10
This text was great. I was very impressed with the thoroughness of the info. and found it to very informative for my class. I went in with a wealth of knowledge for sure

Excellent resource

2002-11-22
This reference book covers developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues of concern to teachers working with children with disabilities. Written by doctors, it thoroughly explores issues than impact child development starting from conception through adulthood. Factors that can cause disabilities, current methods of treatment, commonly used medications, and guidelines for intervention are addressed.

This comprehensive reference book will be invaluable tool to access when teaching children with disabilities and parents. Appendixes provide a through list of resources, and glossary of terms so non-experts, like myself, can avoid getting lost in a morass of acronyms. Brookes Publishing provides a companion website which I expect to consult for the most current information and up-to-the-minute research.

Solid Introductory Book 2000-02-15
Batshaw's Children with Disabilities is a "must have" book for anyone who works with children with disabilities...almost. Written by doctors for those in the medical professional most of the recommended interventions come from a decidedly medical model. It is, on the other hand, fairly comprehensive with sections dealing with genetics, development, developmental disabilities, and interventions with the bulk of the book dealing with specific disabilities from the obscure (Fragile X Syndrome) to the more common (AD/HD). I have not found Appendix A or B particularly useful (Glossary and Syndromes of Inborn Errors of Metabolism) but turn to Appendix C and D frequently (Commonly Used Medication and Resources for Children with Disabilities) Finally, while the book offers a nice mix of theory and application, I would like to see (maybe in a 5th Edition?) the incorporation of some of the so-called "new brain research." Nevertheless, I still turn to this book several times each month.