Development and Disabilities - Intellectual, Sensory and Motor Impairments

Klappentext The first "multi-disability" developmental approach to children with mental retardation, deafness, blindness and motor impairments., this book notes both similarities and differences in development across disabilities, with the aim of better research and intervention. Zusammenfassung This book offers a 'multi-disability' approach to children with mental retardation! deafness! blindness and motor impairments. After describing 'development' as both the child's own advances and changes-interactions with parents and families! this book examines the most exciting research on the development of children with these four disabilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Introduction and History: 1. What are developmental approaches; 2. Historical precursors to developmental approaches; Part II. Applications of Developmental Approaches to Children with Disabilities: 3. Mental retardation - origins and organismic issues; 4. Mental retardation - contextual issues; 5. Deafness; 6. Blindness and visual impairments; 7. Motor impairments; Part III. Implications and Applications: 8. General lessons; 9. Toward better interventions; 10. Evaluating developmental approaches; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Robert M Hodapp, Robert M. Hodapp, Robert M. (University of California Hodapp
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.1998
• EAN: 9780521483384
• ISBN: 978-0-521-48338-4
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works