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The common sense guide to your child's special needs : when to worry, when to wait, what to do / Louis Pellegrino ; foreword by Mark L. Batshaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pellegrino, Louis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Special education--Parent participation.
- Special education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore ; London ; Sydney : Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- What does it mean when a child is having difficulty with developmental milestones like walking, talking, and learning to read and write? What are the signs that a disability might be present, and what next steps can parents take to help their child? Pediatrician Louis Pellegrino gives you clear and down-to-earth answers in this new version of the trusted bestseller When Your Child Has a Disability. Now streamlined and reorganized by key developmental milestones rather than by disability, this book responds perfectly to the needs of parents who don''t have a diagnosis yet or want to explore
- Contents:
- When your child has trouble talking : understanding problems with speech and language development
- When your child has trouble walking : understanding problems with motor skills development
- When your child has trouble with activities of daily living : understanding problems with developing functional independence
- When your child has trouble with social skills : understanding problems with social interaction
- When your child has trouble behaving : understanding problems with behavioral control and attention skills
- When your child has trouble learning : understanding problems with learning and cognitive development
- When your child needs extra help : understanding how to help when your child has a disability
- Hearing, vision, and sensory processing problems
- Special medical problems
- Medications
- Why did this happen? : the causes of disability.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-370) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59857-266-0
- 1-59857-631-3
- 1-59857-368-3
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