Dictionary of developmental disabilities terminology

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Dictionary of developmental disabilities terminology

edited by Pasquale J. Accardo and Barbara Y. Whitman, with Shirley K. Behr ... [et al.] ; illustrations by Tony Stubblefield

Paul H. Brooks, c2002

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-451)

Other authors in t.p. : Anne Farrell, Ellen Magenis, Jill Morrow-Gorton

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

hdc : set ISBN 9781557665935

Description

This dictionary provides definitions of disorders, assessment tools, theories, anatomical terms, medications, diagnoses, professional organizations, and more. It covers genetics, key legislation and public laws, points of debate, and tests and published instruments frequently used in this field.

Table of Contents

  • A not B error to axilla
  • babbling to butyrophenone
  • CA to cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • DA to dystopia canthorum
  • EAP to eye-hand coordination
  • fabry disease to futures planning
  • g factor to gyrus
  • H flu to Hz
  • IADLs to IVIG
  • Jacksonian seizure to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
  • Kabat to kyphosis
  • La leche league to lymphangioma
  • MA to myxovirus
  • NACD to nystatin
  • OAE to oxycephaly
  • P300 to pyridoxine deficiency
  • QNST-II to quickening
  • radial palmar grasp to Ruvalcaba syndrome
  • saccade to systemic
  • TABS to tyrosinemia
  • UA to Uzgiris-Hunt scales
  • VA shunt to Vulpe Assessment Battery (VAB)
  • Waardenburg syndrome to WVAST
  • xeroderma pigmentosum to XYY syndrome
  • Yale Children's Inventory (YCI) to Yutopar
  • zantac to zygomatic bone.
Volume

pbk ISBN 9781557665942

Description

Now in its second edition, this best-selling dictionary provides clear, concise, and reliable definitions of thousands of disorders, assessment tools, theories, medications, interventions, diagnoses, and more. Readers will find- terminology used in many fields, including medicine, psychology, social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology- new information from the rapidly changing field of genetics- tests and published instruments used in disabilities fields- key legislation and public laws- major associations and groups in the disabilities fieldWritten by diverse professionals for a multidisciplinary audience, this key reference will deepen professionals' understanding of their chosen field, increase their knowledge of related fields, and clarify the vocabulary used in a wide range of specialties.

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