Understanding Disability

"Understanding Disability details expected developmental stages for those without disabilities as well as the impact of disability at each of these periods. This is a much needed reference for working with a person with a disability, or with a family member or other interested party. Beginning with infancy and the diagnosis of congenital or early onset disabilities, the book identifies traditional developmental life stages and then provides specific information for four different disabilities: Down syndrome, visual impairment, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida. In addition, spinal cord injury is added at the young adult stage of development. The reader can thus determine expected age-appropriate activities and accomplishments as well as some adapted expectations. In keeping with a social work emphasis on strengths, the book is based on a social, rather than medical, model of disability. The information in this book allows the social worker to create treatment plans, coordinate with other professionals, and competently assist the person with the disability and his or her family."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: "Normal," "typical," or "expected' development during childhood includes events and experiences that significantly affect the functioning and behavior of the person as an adult.

Year

1997

Language

English

Publisher

Sage Publications, Inc

Editions

5

Pages

256

ISBN

9780761905271

Data source: Wikidata