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The Child with Special Needs : Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth
Paperback Edition: 1
The comprehensive approach to developmental challenges including autism, PDD, language and speech problems, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, ADD, and other related disorders.. Stanley Greenspan, internationally known for his work with infants, young children, and their families, and his colleague, nationally recognized child psychologist Serena Wieder,
have for the first time integrated their award-winning research and clinical experience into a definitive guide to raising children with special needs. In this essential work they lay out a complete, step-by-step approach for parents, educators, and others who work with developmental problems. Covering all kinds of disabilities including autism, PPD, language and speech problems, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and ADD the authors offer a new understanding of the nature of these challenges and also specific ways of helping children extend their intellectual and emotional potential. The authors first show how to move beyond labels to observe the unique profile strengths and problems of the individual child. Next, they demonstrate the techniques necessary to help the child not only reach key milestones but also develop new emotional and intel.
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Pages : 496
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Publication date : 1998-01-06
Subjects: Non-fiction, Social Sciences, Health, Sociology, Psychology, Advice On Parenting, Age Groups: Children, Child & Developmental Psychology