The first 'multi-disability' approach to children with mental retardation, deafness, blindness and motor impairments.

Preface; Part I. Introduction and History: 1. What are developmental approaches; 2. Historical precursors to developmental approaches; Part II. Applications of Developmental Approaches to Children with Disabilities: 3. Mental retardation - origins and organismic issues; 4. Mental retardation - contextual issues; 5. Deafness; 6. Blindness and visual impairments; 7. Motor impairments; Part III. Implications and Applications: 8. General lessons; 9. Toward better interventions; 10. Evaluating developmental approaches; Appendix.