Containing concise, updated, and easy-to-use summaries on a comprehensive range of clinical scenarios and conditions encountered by paediatricians and multi-disciplinary professionals in their everyday practice, this new edition of Neurodisability and Community Child Health has been substantially revised to be the ideal companion for anyone working with children.
| Contributors |
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xv | |
| Symbols and abbreviations |
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xvii | |
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1 Working with child and family |
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1 | (28) |
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2 Child development and neuroplasticity |
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29 | (60) |
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3 Neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodisability |
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89 | (78) |
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167 | (50) |
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217 | (68) |
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6 Mental health and behaviour |
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285 | (88) |
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7 Therapies in neurodisability |
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373 | (60) |
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8 Care of the child with a disability |
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433 | (50) |
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9 Genetics and syndromes in neurodisability |
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483 | (40) |
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523 | (36) |
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11 Child protection and safeguarding |
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559 | (60) |
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12 Adoption, fostering, and looked after children |
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619 | (30) |
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13 Special educational needs and disability |
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649 | (26) |
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14 Working with multiagency professionals |
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675 | (10) |
| Index |
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685 | |
Dr Srinivas (Sri) Gada has been a Consultant Paediatrician with expertise in Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Paediatric Neurodisability for 14 years. He specialises in assessment and management of children with ASD/Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia, Developmental Delay, Speech and Language Delay, Cerebral Palsy, Follow Up of Ex-Premature Children, Emotional and Behavioural Disorders, Special Educational Needs/School difficulties, Learning Disability, and Headaches. He has served in NHS in other roles such as Consultant Appraiser, Clinical Governance Lead, Educational Supervisor and Clinical Supervisor for 15 years. He is also an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford and takes an active interest in teaching and training of undergraduates and postgraduates. He has been a Course Director for Child Development courses in Oxford, London and abroad.
