Genetics and developmental disabilities
Having a baby: the birth process
Birth defects and prenatal diagnosis
Newborn screening: opportunities for prevention of developmental disabilities
Premature and small-for-dates infants
Nutrition and children with disabilities
Vision: our window to the world
Hearing: sounds and silences
The brain and nervous system
Muscles, bones, and nerves
Patterns in development and disability
Developmental disabilities
Epidemiology of developmental disabilities
Developmental delay and intellectural disability
X-linked syndromes causing intellectual disability
Inborn errors of metabolism
Behavioral and psychiatric disorders in children with disabilities
Autism spectrum disorders
Attention deficits and hyperactivity
Specific learning disabilities
Intervention, families, and outcomes
Dental care: promoting health and preventing disease
Special education services
Behavioral principles, assessment, and therapy
Physical therapy and occupational therapy
Exercise, sports, and recreation
Caring and coping: helping the family of a child with a disability
Future expectations: transition from adolescence to adulthood
Health care delivery systems and financing issues
Syndromes and inborn errors of metabolism
Commonly used medications
Childhood disabilities resources, services, and organizations
Cognitive testing and screening testing.
