Handbook of Psychosocial Characteristics of Exceptional Children

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