Understanding Disability : a Lifespan Approach.

Understanding Disability : a Lifespan Approach.

Beginning with infancy and the diagnosis of congenital or early onset disabilities, this book identifies traditional developmental life stages for those with disabilities as well as the impact of disability at each of these periods. It then provides specific information for four different disabiliti...

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Main Author: Quinn, Peggy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1997.
Subjects:
People with disabilities.
handicapped.
physically handicapped.
People with disabilities
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I
  • Infants and Children; Diagnosis of the Disability; Family and Disability; Support for Parents; Variations in Child Rearing; Gender and Family Interaction; Resources; Chapter 1
  • Infancy: Birth to Six Months; Chapter 2
  • Toddler: Six Months to Two Years; Chapter 3
  • Preschool: Two to Five Years; Chapter 4
  • School Age: Six to Twelve Years; Part II
  • Teens and Adults; Strengths-Based Services; Chapter 5
  • Adolescence: Thirteen to Nineteen Years; Chapter 6
  • Young Adult: Nineteen to Thirty-Five Years.
  • Chapter 7
  • Middle Adult: Thirty-Six to Sixty-Five YearsChapter 8
  • Older Adult: Sixty-Six Years and Older; Appendix A: Resources; Appendix B: Personal Information File; Appendix C: Summary of Selected Legislation; Appendix D: Early Intervention Programs; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author.

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