Handbook of Psychosocial Characteristics of Exceptional Children

Description

Research has documented the reciprocal effects of exceptionality and secondary psychosocial and behavioral characteristics. This in-depth handbook examines the categories of exceptionality most often described in educational, behavioral, and health practices. Leading authorities from psychology, education, and medicine evaluate the key characteristics of particular exceptionalities from the vantage point of theory, research, assessment, and intervention. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Theory and Research in the Study of Childhood Exceptionalities....Pages 3-39 Psychosocial Perspectives on Exceptionality....Pages 41-68 Biological and Genetic Factors in Human Development....Pages 69-94 Psychosocial Effects of Environmental Factors....Pages 95-110 Childhood Disability and the Family....Pages 111-131 Social and Cultural Perspectives....Pages 133-146 Determinants of Psychosocial Disorders in Cultural Minority Children....Pages 147-168 Front Matter....Pages 169-169 Psychosocial Correlates of Learning Disabilities....Pages 443-470 Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders....Pages 471-492 Emotional Disorders in Deaf Children....Pages 493-521 The Impact of Visual Impairments on Psychosocial Development....Pages 523-539 Internalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 171-218 Externalizing Conditions....Pages 219-246 Autism....Pages 247-273 Psychosocial Characteristics of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders....Pages 275-298 Psychosocial Aspects of Neurological Impairments in Children....Pages 299-328 Psychosocial Correlates of Physical and Health Disabilities....Pages 329-346 An Alternative Path to Exceptionality: Prenatal Effects of Teratogenic Substances on Developmental Processes....Pages 347-376 Psychosocial Correlates of Mental Retardation....Pages 377-400 Gifted Children: The Promise of Potential/The Problems of Potential....Pages 401-441 Front Matter....Pages 541-541 Early Identification and Intervention of Psychosocial and Behavioral Effects of Exceptionality....Pages 543-562 Fostering Resilience in Exceptional Children: The Search for Islands of Competence....Pages 563-586 Looking Ahead: The Adjustment of Adults with Disabilities....Pages 587-610 Back Matter....Pages 611-622