Understanding Disability: A Lifespan Approach

Understanding Disability: A Lifespan Approach
ISBN-10
0761905278
ISBN-13
9780761905271
Series
Understanding Disability
Category
Social Science
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Peggy Quinn

Description

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.

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