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| Understanding Exceptionality | |
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| Snapshot: Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
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| Including People with Differences in Family and Community Settings | |
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Leveling the Playing Field or Creating Advantage? | |
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| Casey's Story Making the ADA Dream a Reality | |
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| Case Study: Sarina | |
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| Multidisciplinary Collaboration | |
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| Education for All | |
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| Snapshot: Educating Reed Origins of Special Education | |
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| The Right to Education | |
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| The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) | |
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| Case Study: Jerald Current Trends in the Education of Students with Disabilities | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: NCLB and Students with Disabilities: High Academic Achievement or Inevitable Failure | |
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| Inclusion and Multidisciplinary Collaboration in the Early Childhood and Elementary School Years | |
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| Snapshot: Supporting Bill, the New Kid at School | |
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| Inclusive Education | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Perspectives on Full Inclusion Multidisciplinary Collaboration | |
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| The Early Childhood Years | |
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| Snapshot: Yvonne | |
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| Snapshot: Matt | |
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| The Elementary School Years | |
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| Case Study: Ricardo | |
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| Transition and Adult Life | |
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| Snapshot: Lee | |
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| Research on the Lives of Adults with Disabilities | |
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| Closing the Gap: Transition Planning and Services | |
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| Person-Centered Transition Planning | |
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| Preparing Students for Adult Life: The Role of Secondary Schools | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Students with Disabilities and the Meaning of a High School Diploma | |
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| Case Study: Maria | |
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| The Adult Years | |
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| Snapshot: Adolphe | |
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| Multicultural and Diversity Issues | |
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| Snapshot: Mary | |
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| Snapshot: Raphael and Daniel | |
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| Purposes of and Approaches to Education | |
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| Multiculturalism/Diversity and Special Education | |
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| Case Study: Overrepresentation, Finances, and School Reform | |
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| Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Meeting the Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Students | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: English-Only or Bilingual Education? | |
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| Parents from Different Cultures and Involvement in Special Education | |
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| Educating Students with Disabilities from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds] | |
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| Other Multicultural and Diversity Issues | |
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| Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds | |
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| Exceptionality and the Family | |
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| Snapshot: Teela | |
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| Understanding Families | |
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| Case Study: Rita | |
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| Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Family-Centered Support | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Universal Health Care: Should It Be a Reality for All--Even Children with Disabilities? | |
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| Learning Disabilities | |
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| Snapshot: Jamaal and Matthew | |
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| Definitions and Classifications | |
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| Prevalence Characteristics | |
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| Causation Assessment | |
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| Snapshot: Alice | |
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| The Elementary School Years | |
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| The Adolescent Years | |
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| Case Study: Alice Revisited | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Reasonable Accommodation Versus Unreasonable Costs | |
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| Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Education and Other Services | |
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| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | |
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| Snapshot: James | |
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| ADHD and Other Disabilities | |
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| Snapshot: Nancy | |
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| Case Study: ADHD and Other Disabilities: Coexisting Conditions | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Prevalence Multidisciplinary Collaboration | |
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| Assessment and Diagnosis | |
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| Snapshot: Doug | |
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| Characteristics Causation and Interventions | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Is Medication Being Appropriately Used as a Treatment for ADHD? | |
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| Emotional/Behavioral Disorders | |
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| Snapshot: Debbie | |
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| Snapshot: Zachary | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Classification Prevalence | |
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| Characteristics Causation | |
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| Assessment Interventions | |
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| Case Study: Should Karl Stay at Home or Be Helped Elsewhere? | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Desperate Bargain: Custody for Care, Parents Give Up Kids as Last Resort | |
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| Intellectual Disabilities | |
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| Snapshot: Lily and Roger | |
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| Snapshot: Becky | |
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| Definitions and Classification Prevalence | |
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| Characteristics Causation | |
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| Educational Services and Supports | |
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| Case Study: Including Scott Inclusive Education | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Can Special Schools for Students with Mental Retardation Be Justifies? | |
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| Communication Disorders | |
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| Snapshot: Meghan | |
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| The Structure of Language | |
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| Language Development | |
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| Multidisciplinary Collaboration | |
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| Language Disorders | |
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| Snapshot: Cy Speech Disorders | |
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| Case Study: Ricky | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: To Treat or Not to Treat? | |
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| Severe and Multiple Disabilities | |
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| Snapshot: Sarina | |
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| Definitions Prevalence Causation | |
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| Characteristics Educational Supports and Services | |
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| The Early Childhood Years | |
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| The Elementary School Years | |
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| The Adolescent Years | |
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| Inclusive Education | |
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| Severe Disabilities and Biomedical Dilemmas | |
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| Case Study: The Beginning of a New Circle of Friends | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Disabilities May Keep Brian Cortez from a Heart Transplant | |
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| Autism Spectrum Disorder | |
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| Snapshot: Josh and Billy | |
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| Definition Prevalence Characteristics | |
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| Snapshot: Joseph | |
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| Snapshot: Steven | |
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| Causation | |
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| Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Diagnosis and Intervention | |
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| Case Study: Billy | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Self-Stimulation as a Reinforcer? | |
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| Impact on the Family | |
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| Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury | |
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| Snapshot: Shannon | |
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| Definition Prevalence | |
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| Characteristics Causation | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Firearms: Shouldn't We Protect Our Children and Youth? | |
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| A Multidisciplinary Approach | |
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| Case Study: F.T | |
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| Hearing Loss | |
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| Snapshot: Tamika | |
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| Definitions and Classifications | |
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| Prevalence Causation Characteristics | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Living in a Deaf Culture | |
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| Interdisciplinary Educational Services and Supports | |
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| Case Study: A Community of Learners Health Care and Social Services Social Services | |
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| Vision Loss | |
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| Snapshot: John | |
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| The Visual Process | |
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| Definitions and Classifications | |
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| Prevalence Causation | |
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| Characteristics Educational Supports and Services | |
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| Instructional Content | |
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| Case Study: Mary, Mike, and Josh | |
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| Educating Students with Vision Loss in the Least Restrictive Environment | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: General Education | |
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| Schools Versus Special | |
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| Health Care and Social Services | |
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| Physical Disabilities and Health Disorders | |
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| Snapshot: On a Roll | |
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| Physical Disabilities | |
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| Case Study: Living with Cerebral Palsy Health Disorders | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: Should We Fully Use Our Newly Acquired Knowledge? | |
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| Social and Health-Related Problems | |
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| Gifted, Creative, and Talented | |
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| Snapshot: Talmage | |
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| Snapshot: Eduardo | |
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| Snapshot: Evan | |
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| Definitions and Concepts | |
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| Prevalence Characteristics | |
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| Origins of Giftedness | |
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| Assessment Service and Supports | |
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| Case Study: Is Calvin Gifted? | |
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| Debate | |
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| Forum: What Would You Do with Jane? | |
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| Historically Neglected Groups | |
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| Snapshot: Sadikifu | |
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| Appendix: What Every Teacher Should Know About IDEA | |
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| References | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Subject Index | |