The Stress Effect or Children with Disabilities

The Stress Effect

Author: Richard Weinstein

A guide to eliminating stress and regaining your health.

Long-term stress can lead to numerous health problems, including intestinal inflammation, which only exacerbates the situation. The Stress Effect helps readers understand the connection between their chronic stress and illness, and provides effective programs for correcting imbalances and repairing the intestinal tract lining. It also offers suggestions for managing psychological stress; a commonsense diet that promotes balance; and a resource guide that directs the reader to doctors who are familiar with the range of therapies recommended.

See also: Betty Crocker Easy Family Dinners or Maida Heatters Book of Great Desserts

Children with Disabilities

Author: Mark L Batshaw

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.

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Reviewer: Arnold J. Capute, MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Description: 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.
Purpose: 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.
Audience: 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.
Features: 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.
Assessment: Although it remains a primer, this text is a valuable resource that belongs on the bookshelf 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.

Booknews

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. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Booknews

A reference for professionals, students, and families, covering aspects including genetics, heredity, pre- and postnatal development, specific disabilities, family roles, and intervention. Includes chapter goals and summaries, key terms, case studies, and a glossary. This fourth edition features new chapters on substance abuse, AIDS, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, behavior management, transition to adulthood, and health care in the 21st century, plus a new appendix on properties and uses of medications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

The revised edition of Children with handicaps (1986) presents thorough, authoritative chapters on the basics of chromosomes, heredity, prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy, growth before birth, and the first weeks of life, and continues with in-depth, yet accessible coverage of all types of disabilities and their management. Useful to a wide audience of professionals and parents, and impressive in its scope and conciseness. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Table of Contents:

	List of Tables and Figures
	About the Editor
	Contributors
	A Personal Note to the Reader
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Letters from Andrew Batshaw
1	Chromosomes and Heredity: A Toss of the Dice	3
2	Birth Defects, Prenatal Diagnosis, and Fetal Therapy	27
3	Growth Before Birth	43
4	Having a Baby: The Birth Process	55
5	The First Weeks of Life	69
6	Premature and Small-for-Dates Infants	85
7	Substance Abuse: A Preventable Threat to Development	107
8	HIV Infection in Children	123
9	Nutrition and Children with Disabilities	141
10	Vision: Our Window to the World	165
11	Hearing: Sounds and Silences	193
12	Communication: Speech and Language	229
13	The Brain and Nervous System: Normal and Abnormal Development	243
14	Muscles, Bones, and Nerves: The Body's Framework	263
15	Mental Retardation	287
16	Down Syndrome	307
17	Fragile X Syndrome	321
18	PKU and Other Inborn Errors of Metabolism	333
19	Dual Diagnosis: Mental Retardation and Psychiatric Disorders	347
20	Pervasive Developmental Disorders	365
21	Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity	389
22	Specific Learning Disabilities	417
23	Cerebral Palsy	443
24	Neural Tube Defects	467
25	Epilepsy	493
26	Traumatic Brain Injury	525
27	Feeding	549
28	Dental Care: Promoting Health and Preventing Disease	567
29	Early Intervention	579
30	Special Education Services	589
31	Promoting Adaptive Behavior While Addressing Challenging Behavior	607
32	Technological Assistance: Innovations for Independence	629
33	Rehabilitation: Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy	647
34	Exercise, Sports, and Recreation	659
35	Ethical Dilemmas: Evaluation and Decision Making	669
36	Providing Family-Centered Services	683
37	Future Expectations: Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood	693
38	Health Care Delivery Systems and Financing Issues	707
	App. A: Glossary	725
App. B	Syndromes and Inborn Errors of Metabolism	749
	App. C: Commonly Used Medications	775
App. D	Resources for Children with Disabilities	795
	Index	817