Release Date: 15 July, 2002
Hardcover
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Written for developmental pediatricians, this introductory text brings a multi-disciplinary focus to the study of developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues. It explores the beginning of life from conception through childhood, identifying factors in each stage that can cause disability. Case studies illustrate key concepts. Appendices provide information on medications, resources, syndromes, and inborn errors of metabolism; a glossary defines key terms. Contributors include doctors with various specialties and experts in related fields.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Disability Studies Quarterly
Once again, Mark Batshaw has provided us with a complete and thorough compendium of useful information... --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
It is rare to find a book as comprehensive and yet as east to read as the fourth edition of this much admired text... --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Book Info
Children's Research Institute, Washington, D.C. Reference/text for students and professionals. Offers extensive coverage of developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues. Fully illustrated. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Disabled Children.
About the Author
Dr. Batshaw is Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine. He is Chief Academic Officer at the Children's national Medical center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Batshaw's experience includes 25 years of treating children with developmental disabilities. While on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Batshaw received the Alexander Schaffer Teaching Award in Pediatrics. He has published more than 70 articles in highly respected journals. In addition to serving on the editorial advisory board for Exceptional Parent, he serves at the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Rating 4.5
Excellent resourceThis reference book covers developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues of concern to teachers working with children with disabilities. Written by doctors, it thoroughly explores issues than impact child development starting from conception through adulthood. Factors that can cause disabilities, current methods of treatment, commonly used medications, and guidelines for intervention are addressed. This comprehensive reference book will be invaluable tool to access when teaching children with disabilities and parents. Appendixes provide a through list of resources, and glossary of terms so non-experts, like myself, can avoid getting lost in a morass of acronyms. Brookes Publishing provides a companion website which I expect to consult for the most current information and up-to-the-minute research. Solid Introductory BookBatshaw's Children with Disabilities is a "must have" book for anyone who works with children with disabilities...almost. Written by doctors for those in the medical professional most of the recommended interventions come from a decidedly medical model. It is, on the other hand, fairly comprehensive with sections dealing with genetics, development, developmental disabilities, and interventions with the bulk of the book dealing with specific disabilities from the obscure (Fragile X Syndrome) to the more common (AD/HD). I have not found Appendix A or B particularly useful (Glossary and Syndromes of Inborn Errors of Metabolism) but turn to Appendix C and D frequently (Commonly Used Medication and Resources for Children with Disabilities) Finally, while the book offers a nice mix of theory and application, I would like to see (maybe in a 5th Edition?) the incorporation of some of the so-called "new brain research." Nevertheless, I still turn to this book several times each month. |
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