Handbook of Psychosocial Characteristics of Exceptional Children

Foreword: What We Make of Difference and the Difference We Make; J.M. Kauffmann. Part I: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Research Underpinnings. 1. Theory and Research in the Study of Childhood Exceptionalities; E.J. Mash, D.J.A. Dozois. 2. Psychological Perspectives on Exceptionality; S.H. McConaughy, D.R. Ritter. 3. Biological and Genetic Factors in Human Development; V.F. Howard, et al. 4. Psychosocial Effects of Environmental Factors; C.N. Oberg, et al. 5. Childhood Disability and the Family; M. Seligman. 6. Social and Cultural Perspectives; A.K.F. Li. 7. Determinants of Psychosocial Disorders in Cultural Minority Children; V.L. Schwean, et al. Part II: Psychosocial Characteristics of Exceptional Children. IIA: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. 8. Internalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence; M.C. Coleman, J.C. Hoyle. 9. Externalizing Conditions; J.E. Lochman, R.G. Szczepanski. 10. Austim; M.H. Charlop-Christy, S.E. Kelso. 11. Psychosocial Characteristics of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders; L. Zwaigenbaum, P. Szatmari. IIB: Physical and Health Impairments. 12. Psychosocial Aspects of Neurological Impairments in Children; M. Semrud-Clikeman. 13. Psychosocial Correlates of Physical and Health Disabilities; S.J. Best. 14. An Alternate Path to Exceptionality: Prenatal Effects of Teratogenic Substances on Developmental Processes; K. Kopera-Frye, R. Arendt. IIC: Intellectual Differences. 15. Psychosocial Correlates of Mental Retardation; J.L. Nanson, B. Gordon. 16. Gifted Children: The Promise of Potential/The Problems of Potential; E.D. Fiedler. IIID: Language/Learning Disabilities. 17. Psychosocial Correlates of Learning Disabilities; R. Pearl, M. Bay. 18. Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders; C.A.M. Baltaxe. IIE: Sensory Impairments. 19. Emotional Disorders in Deaf Children; P. Arnold. 20. The Impact of Visual Impairments on Psychosocial Development; S.M. Rogow. Part III: Intervention and Prevention: A Life Span Perspective on Exceptionality. 21. Early Identification and Intervention of Psychosocial and Behavioral Effects of Exceptionality; T.K. Wheatcraft, B.A. Bracken. 22. Fostering Resilience in Exceptional Children: The Search for Islands of Competence; R.B. Brooks. 23. Looking Ahead: The Adjustment of Adults with Disabilities; V.L. Schwean. Index.