This book, Provides readers with an introduction to special needs, disorders handicaps, impairments, syndromes and disabilities. focus lies on emotional and behavioural disorders; secondary handicaps; specific language impairment; celebral palsy; mentally challenged; Mental retardation; autism; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; aspergers syndrome; and semantic pragmatic disorder.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shivani Dharmarajan
Shivani Dharmarajan is postgraduate in Sociology from the Madars University and obtained a doctorate in the same from the University of Karnataka, with specialization in rural development agencies and organizations. Se has taught sociology at the universities of Cuttack, Burdwan and Allahabad and has also been associated with three State Government in an advisory capacity on NGO funding, public intervention and NGO funding, public intervention and NGO support systems in the organised sector. She has been actively involved with and has conducted field surveys for and on behalf of leading NGOs including People's Action, research and Initiative -Voluntary Agencies for Rural Transformation and Awareness nation-wide (PARIVARTAN); Advancement of Rural technology (Health and Home) (ARTH); Sound ecology and Rural Community Health (SEARCH); and Anusuiya Chintamani Centre for Education and Social services (ACCESS), Dehradun, where she is presently also joint Director, health and Age-care. Among her published works may be mentioned three papers that constitute supplementary reading in several institutions and universities: 'Orienting NGO's , 'Event Management in Fund Raising' and 'Age care and the New Organisation -Lessons in Management of People.'
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