The Educator's Diagnostic Manual of Disabilities and Disorders - Softcover

Roger Pierangelo; George Giuliani

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787978124 ISBN 13: 9780787978129

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2007

Synopsis

The definitive resource for special educators, school psychologists, and child group study teams

This comprehensive guide provides all the information needed -- including definitions, symptoms, characteristics, and types -- for the most significant educational disabilities and disorders, presented in a user-friendly format. Using the reauthorized IDEA 2004 Act as a frame of reference, this book is ideal for coding and mapping to IEPs -- the individualized education plans that are key to special education funding. The very first manual created specifically for education professionals, this book addresses a range of disorders and relates their significance to classroom practice, including: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delays, Mental Retardation, Traumatic Brain Injury, and many others.

Roger Pierangelo, PhD (Manhasset, NY), has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, psychologist, and director of a private clinic. George Giuliani, JD, PsyD (Melville, NY), is an Associate Professor at Hofstra University's School of Education.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The Educator's Diagnostic Manual of Disabilities and Disorders

"This work offers educators a manual that finally puts them on a level professional playing field with members of other disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, and other diagnostic-related professions. Long have educators needed such a manual, which allows their views and clinical insights to be offered in a forum that can be recognized uniformly and with parallel integrity to other professions. I believe this manual will become the standard used to clarify the complicated nature of IDEA and other diagnostic and educational ruling conflicts among professionals of different disciplines."
—Mark H. Yeager, Ph.D., FAAIDD,Board of Directors, American Association onIntellectual and Developmental Disabilities

The Educator's Diagnostic Manual of Disabilities and Disorders (EDM) is the first diagnostic manual created specifically for the field of special education that provides definitions, symptoms, characteristics, types, and subtypes for all IDEA 2004 disabilities and the numerous disorders that professionals and parents need to understand within educational settings. This practical, easy-to-read resource includes guidelines, information, and examples for a variety of situations that commonly occur in education. It provides a very clear five-level disability coding system to identify the specific

• IDEA 2004 classification

• Disorders for this classification

• Types of disorders

• Subtypes of the disorder

• Degree to which the disability adversely affects the child's educational performance

The EDM is a must-have reference for all professionals working with exceptional children.

About the Author:

Roger Pierangelo, Ph.D., is an executive director of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals. He is an associate professor at Long Island University in the Graduate School of Special Education and Literacy, as well as a licensed school and clinical psychologist. Board certified in child and adolescent psychology, he is the author of numerous books on special education including The Special Educator's Survival Guide and The Special Educator's Book of Lists.

George Giuliani, J.D., Psy.D., is an executive director of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals. He is an associate professor and director of the special education program at Hofstra University, as well as a licensed school and clinical psychologist. Board certified in child and adolescent psychology, he is the author of several books including The Special Educator's Comprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0787978124
• ISBN 13: 9780787978129
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576