Ebook: Handbook of Psychosocial Characteristics of Exceptional Children

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.

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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.

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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.
Content:
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
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
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
Emotional Disorders in Deaf Children....Pages 493-521
The Impact of Visual Impairments on Psychosocial Development....Pages 523-539
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

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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.
Content:
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
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
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
Emotional Disorders in Deaf Children....Pages 493-521
The Impact of Visual Impairments on Psychosocial Development....Pages 523-539
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
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