Comprehensive Textbook on Disability

by BS Chavan, Wasim Ahmad, Raj Kumari Gupta

The Comprehensive Textbook on Disability is a fundamental and comprehensive piece of work to address all the issues related to disability at one place. It is an amazing amalgamation of academic, social, legal, emotional, intellectual, vocational, behavioral, and architectural aspects of disability. This book has 80 chapters divided into 19 sections, following as understanding disability, intellectual disability (ID)—causes, diagnosis and assessment, assessment, special education and management of co-morbid behavioral problems among children with intellectual disability, training and placement of persons with intellectual disability, specific learning disabilities, hearing impairment, visual impairment, cerebral palsy, other disabilities, multiple disabilities, disabilities and mental illness, genetic disorders associated with disability, early intervention and early childhood education, curriculum development, sociocultural variables in the field of disability rehabilitation, current status of research in the field of disability rehabilitation, legislations, policies and benefits for persons with disabilities, and special issues related to disability. Each chapter contains learning objectives, abstract, introduction, bulk of the chapter which may have any number of parts, conclusion, top takeaways, glossary, exercises/questions, references and further reading. The book will serve as a ready reference for students and teachers of courses in disability, psychologists, counsellors, practitioners, therapists, psychiatrists and doctors alike.

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Editor Editor's Affiliation
1. Chavan BS
2. Ahmad Wasim
Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities, Chandigarh, India
3. Gupta Raj Kumari Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
ISBN 9789354655517
Speciality Psychiatry
DOI 10.5005/jp/books/18613
Edition 1/e
Publishing Year 2022
Pages 614
Book Type Professional

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