Comparing variously disabled children with each other and with their fully
enabled peers as they grow offers researchers and therapists valuable insights.
There are more exhaustive accounts of this approach, and it has been applied in
more challenging settings, but Robert Hodapp’s Development and Disabilities is
an ambitious and constructive introduction. Published by Cambridge,
£13.95/$19.95, ISBN 0521483387
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