Handbook Of Psychosocial Characteristics Of Exceptional Children Book

	Foreword: What We Make of Difference and the Difference We Make
Pt. I	Conceptual, Theoretical, and Research Underpinnings
1	Theory and Research in the Study of Childhood Exceptionalities	3
2	Psychological Perspectives on Exceptionality	41
3	Biological and Genetic Factors in Human Development	69
4	Psychosocial Effects of Environmental Factors	95
5	Childhood Disability and the Family	111
6	Social and Cultural Perspectives	133
7	Determinants of Psychosocial Disorders in Cultural Minority Children	147
Pt. II	Psychosocial Characteristics of Exceptional Children
8	Internalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	171
9	Externalizing Conditions	219
10	Austim	247
11	Psychosocial Characteristics of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders	275
12	Psychosocial Aspects of Neurological Impairments in Children	299
13	Psychosocial Correlates of Physical and Health Disabilities	329
14	An Alternate Path to Exceptionality: Prenatal Effects of Teratogenic Substances on Developmental Processes	347
15	Psychosocial Correlates of Mental Retardation	377
16	Gifted Children: The Promise of Potential/The Problems of Potential	401
17	Psychosocial Correlates of Learning Disabilities	443
18	Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders	471
19	Emotional Disorders in Deaf Children	493
20	The Impact of Visual Impairments on Psychosocial Development	523
Pt. III	Intervention and Prevention: A Life Span Perspective on Exceptionality
21	Early Identification and Intervention of Psychosocial and Behavioral Effects of Exceptionality	543
22	Fostering Resilience in Exceptional Children: The Search for Islands of Competence	563
23	Looking Ahead: The Adjustment of Adults with Disabilities	587
	Index	611