Search results for ‘Subject term:"learning disabilities"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 2 of 2
Atypical child development in context
- Authors:
- EMPSON Janet M., NABUZOKA Dabie, HAMILTON David
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 280p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
This text considers the important issue of "normality" and "atypicality" in child development. It examines some of the main circumstances of atypical development from a psychological perspective. Topics such as emotional and behavioural difficulties, child abuse and learning disability are linked through an integrating theoretical framework which incorporates different theories of child development. Possible explanations of the "hows and whys" of atypical development are discussed in relation to research findings relating to intervention and the practical implications for the family.
Children with learning disabilities: social functioning and adjustment
- Author:
- NABUZOKA Dabie
- Publisher:
- British Psychological Society
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 170p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Research shows that children with learning difficulties may experience social and emotional as well as cognitive difficulties. They often find it difficult to relate to their peers and may behave inappropriately. This book provides an account of the social cognitive development of children with learning disabilities and discusses ways in which this may be related to their social adjustment. It provides an overview of research in the area and, with the use of various models, examines aspects of social functioning. Applications of research to educational and other more general settings are discussed, together with the implications for the design of intervention strategies.