Understanding Physical, Sensory, and Health Impairments

PART ONE: IMPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS. 1. Introduction to Physical, Sensory, and Health Impairments and Members of the Educational Team. 2. Typical and Atypical Motor Development. 3. Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Students with Physical, Sensory, and Health Impairments. PART TWO: NEUROMOTOR IMPAIRMENTS. 4. Neuroanatomy. 5. Traumatic Brain Injury. 6. Seizure Disorders. 7. Cerebral Palsy. 8. Spinal Cord Disorders: Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida. PART THREE: DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. 9. Muscular Dystrophy. 10. Spinal Muscular Atrophy. PART FOUR: ORTHOPEDIC AND MUSCULAR-SKELETAL DISORDERS. 11. Curvatures of the Spine. 12. Hip Conditions. 13. Limb Deficiency. 14. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. 15. Musculoskeletal Disorders. PART FIVE: SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS. 16. Visual Impairments. 17. Hearing Impairments. PART SIX: MAJOR HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS. 18. Congenital Heart Defects. 19. Blood Disorders: Hemophilia and Sickle Cell Anemia. 20. Asthma. 21. Cystic Fibrosis. 22. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. 23. Chronic Renal Failure. 24. Childhood Cancer. PART SEVEN: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 25. Congenital Infections. 26. Acquired Infections and AIDS. PART EIGHT: MEETING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. 27. Multiple Disabilities. 28. Classroom Adaptations. 29. Collaborative Educational Teams and the Integration of Services. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.