Children with Disabilities » (6th Edition)

Batshaw, Mark L., MD (Children's Seashore House-Philadelphia)

The contributors represent the specialties of pediatrics, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, pediatric dentistry, speech-language pathology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Most are from Univ of Pennsylvania, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Children's Seashore House.

Now available in a completely revised sixth edition, this is the leading textbook for professionals preparing to work with children with disabilities and their families. A trusted bestseller since the first edition was published more than 25 years ago, Children with Disabilities has been reviewed and updated by leading authorities. Readers will get the very latest research on a wide range of disabilities including: intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, attention deficits and hyperactivity, Down syndrome, communication disorders, neural tube defects, traumatic brain injury, and more.

Readers will also learn from new and expanded content on key topics, such as prenatal and newborn screening, patterns in development, epidemiology, movement disorders, cognitive testing and screening, toxins, fetal infections, X-linked intellectual disability, and psychiatric disorders, This comprehensive text covers all of the developmental, clinical, educational, family, and intervention issues included in previous editions, and also includes student-friendly features: chapter objectives, vivid vignettes, a glossary of key terms, more than 200 helpful illustrations, and extensive appendices about cognitive testing and screening, medications, resources, syndromes, and inborn errors of metabolism. With this essential text from the most respected voices in the disability field, professionals and students will have the broad and deep knowledge they need to work effectively with children with disabilities and help them reach their full potential.

Arnold J. Capute

This is the fourth edition of a popular reference in the field of developmental disabilities. Since publication of the third edition in 1994, the length has doubled, the original subtitle, A Medical Primer, has been dropped, and it has become an edited text with almost 50 contributors. The purpose is to provide the wide range of individuals who care for children with developmental disabilities with the necessary background to understand the etiologies, manifestations, treatments, and outcomes of a wide variety of conditions. This goal is admirable, and the book is likely to more than adequately address the needs of the majority of readers. The authors are respected professionals who have targeted a large and diverse audience that includes educators, advocates, allied health professionals, and physicians, as well as friends and family members of children with disabilities. They have created an accurate, well-balanced reference appropriate for professionals and others who care for children with developmental disabilities. Each chapter includes well-defined objectives and attractive, useful black-and-white illustrations. The text is traditionally referenced, with pertinent classic and current literature cited. The appendices include a thorough glossary, which will be especially helpful for non-physician readers, an excellent mini-review of over 150 inherited conditions associated with developmental disabilities, a list of commonly used medications complete with common side effects, and a noteworthy directory of national resources for children with disabilities and their families. Although it remains a primer, this text is a valuable resource that belongs on thebookshelf of all professionals who are involved with children with developmental disabilities. The chapters are amazingly lucid and coherent as they summarize the various developmental disorders and review the medical biology necessary to begin to understand the causes, manifestations, treatments, and outcomes of these conditions.