Comprehensive Textbook on Disability

This book has 80 chapters divided into 19 sections, viz. 1. Understanding Disability, 2. Intellectual Disability (ID)—Causes, Diagnosis and Assessment, 3. Assessment, Special Education and Management of Co-morbid Behavioral Problems among Children with Intellectual Disability, 4. Training and Placement of Persons with Intellectual Disability, 5. Autism Spectrum Clinical Features Assessment and Diagnosis, 6. Specific Learning Disabilities, 7. Hearing Impairment, 8. Visual Impairment, 9. Cerebral Palsy, 10. Other Disabilities, 11. Multiple Disabilities, 12. Disabilities and Mental Illness, 13. Genetic Disorders Associated with Disability, 14. Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education, 15. Curriculum Development, 16. Sociocultural Variables in the Field of Disability Rehabilitation, 17. Current Status of Research in the Field of Disability Rehabilitation, 18. Legislations, Policies and Benefits for Persons with Disabilities, 19. Special Issues Related to Disability. Each chapter has following Learning Objectives, Abstract, Introduction, bulk of the chapter which may have any number of parts, Conclusion, Top Takeaways, Glossary, Exercises/Questions, References and Further Reading. There are hardly any departures.