Download or read book Atypical Child Development in Context written by Janet M. Empson and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers the important issue of "normality" and "atypicality" in child development. It examines some of the main circumstances of atypical development from a psychological perspective. Topics - such as emotional and behavioral difficulties, child abuse, learning disability - are linked through an integrating theoretical framework which incorporates different theories of child development. Possible explanations of the "hows and whys" of atypical development are discussed in relation to recent research findings relating to intervention and the practical implications for the family.