Includes Glossary index reference

Contents: Part one: Introduction, history, and social force in special education: Education the exceptional child -- Exceptional children and social institutions: school, government. and the courts -- Part two: High - incidence exceptionalities -- Early intervention: priorities and programs -- Children with specific learning disabilities -- Children with mental retardation and developmental disabilities -- Children with emotional and behavior disorders -- Children with Communication disorders in speech and languages -- -- Children with autism spectrum disorders -- Children who are gifted and talented Part three: Low -incidence exceptional -- children who are deaf or hard of hearing -- Children with visual impairments --Children with multiple and severe disabilities -- Children with physical disabilities and health impairment