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Brookline Public Schools, MA. – 1973
This is a report on the first year of the Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP), a program that delivers both diagnostic and educational services to one hundred twenty-seven families who have had or expected to have babies in 1973. It has opened a parent resource center, trained a staff of individuals from different professions, worked to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Cost Effectiveness, Diagnostic Tests
Potter, Anne; Berman, Steven – 1975
Because of the diversity, range, and combination of disabilities at the Center for Multiple-Handicapped Children, operated under the auspices of the New York City Board of Education, a unique instrument was needed for assessing functional levels, setting goals, and charting progress of handicapped children in special education facilities, regular…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Skills
Osofsky, Joy D., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2004
Recent years have seen significant advances in knowledge about the effects of exposure to psychological trauma on young children from birth to age 5. This volume brings together leading experts to address practical considerations in working with traumatized young children and their caregivers. State-of-the-art assessment and treatment approaches…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, At Risk Persons, Counseling, Early Intervention
Accardo, Pasquale J., Ed.; Magnusen, Christy, Ed.; Capute, Arnold J., Ed. – 2000
This text examines the characteristics that define autism: impairments in communication; abnormal social development; and clinically significant odd behaviors. Specific chapters include: (1) Neural Mechanisms in Autism (Andrew W. Zimmerman and Barry Gordon); (2) Epidemiology of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Current…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Simon, Janet – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Woodcock Diagnostic Reading Battery, an instrument designed to assess the abilities and achievements of individuals ages 4 through 90 in the areas of basic reading skills, reading comprehension, phonological awareness, oral language comprehension, and reading aptitude. Its administration, standardization, reliability,…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education
Sutton, Joe P. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests Revised/Normative Update, an instrument designed to assess reading ability in students in grades K-12, undergraduate college students, and adults. The tests evaluate basic reading skills, reading comprehension, and reading readiness. Its administration, standardization, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, College Students
National Inst. on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, Bethesda, MD. – 1992
This monograph presents an update to the strategic plan of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), focusing on recent accomplishments, program goals, strategies, and priorities in research opportunities in the areas of hearing/hearing impairment and voice/voice disorders. Specifically considered for the…
Descriptors: Adventitious Impairments, Audiology, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Disorders
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Indiana Resource Center for Autism. – 1997
This collection of articles and bibliographies provides a comprehensive guide to autism. Section 1 presents general information on autism such as characteristics, myths and facts about autism, factors associated with autism, and diagnostic criteria for autism and Asperger's disorder. Section 2, on the family, addresses such aspects as the…
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Children
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1997
Items in this annotated bibliography deal with the mental health of adolescents and include materials for adolescents, parents, health educators, and health professionals. Resources cited include 11 videotapes and 64 publications dealing with the following topics: (1) teenage suicide; (2) mental illness in the family; (3) coping; (4) teenage…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Child Rearing, Classification
Bondurant-Utz, Judith A.; Luciano, Lenore B. – 1994
This book is intended to be a practical resource guide for professionals responsible for designing and implementing individualized early intervention programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with special needs. Part I provides an introduction to the purpose and characteristics of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment. Part II…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Based Assessment, Disabilities
National Inst. of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1988
This pamphlet presents an overview of speech and language disorders including a description of symptoms, possible causes, identification, intervention, and current research. Description of the disorders includes examples of symptoms; the four components and the physical tools of speech; and the role of the brain, including its hemispheres,…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Disorders, Communication Research
Grimes, Jeff, Ed. – 1982
This document, intended as a resource for school psychologists, contains articles addressing a variety of psychological and behavioral problems of children and adolescents. Each chapter includes the following content: background information concerning the specific topic, approaches for assessing the behavior of concern, intervention possibilities,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Psychology
Palmer, Lillian, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This symposium focused on the special needs of visually handicapped infants and young children. Texts of 48 papers are presented, including keynote addresses by W. Aubrey Webson ("The First Steps") and Heather Hewitt ("First Steps--Parenting, Prevention and Programming"). Regional reports are provided for Japan, Bangladesh, the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Child Rearing, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
TAYLOR, IAN G. – 1964
A 5-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF 78 CHILDREN (MINIMUM AGE 11 MONTHS) WHO WERE REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEAF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, IS DESCRIBED. THE CHILDREN ALL PRESENTED PROBLEMS RELATED TO SOUND OR LINGUISTICS DEVELOPMENT OR BOTH. AFTER A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSIOLOGY OF HEARING AND THE PATHOLOGY OF DEAFNESS, THE…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests, Case Records
LEVINSON, ABRAHAM – 1965
THIS IS A REVISION BY THE LEVINSON FOUNDATION STAFF OF A BOOK WRITTEN BY DR. ABRAHAM LEVINSON IN 1952. WRITTEN FOR PARENTS OF MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN, THE BOOK REVIEWS TYPICAL PARENTAL REACTIONS TO THE BIRTH OF A RETARDED CHILD AND OFFERS ADVICE ON HOME CARE, SIBLING ACCEPTANCE, AND DISCIPLINE. ITS CONTENTS INCLUDE SUCH MATTERS AS HISTORICAL…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Anatomy, Children
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