Deaf-Blind Infants and Children: A Developmental Guide

Preface

1. The Multi-Sensory Deprived Child
   • Multi-sensory deprivation
   • Rubella
   • Some Basic Assumptions
   • Organizing a Program
   • Where Do I Start?
   • Activity-Based Programming in a Reactive Environment
   • Creating a Reactive Environment
   • General Suggestions
2. Social and Emotional Development
   • The Need for a Reactive Environment
   • Stages of Interaction
   • General Development
   • General Suggestions
   • Specific Suggestions
3. Communication
   • Types of Communication
   • Mechanical Aids
   • General Suggestions
   • Motor Development
   • Gross Motor Development
   • Fine Motor Development
4. Perceptual Developmen
   • Tactile Development
   • Visual Perception
   • Auditory Perception
5. Cognitive-Conceptual Development
   • Cognitive Functioning
   • Assessment of Intelligence
   • Suggested Aproach to Assessment
   • Concept Formation
   • General Suggestions
6. Orientation and Mobility
   • Development of Individual Approaches
   • General Suggestions
   • Specific Suggestions
   • Formal Orientation and Mobility Training
7. Life Skills
   • Awareness
   • Learning
   • Application
   • Maintenance and Modification
   • General Suggestions
   • Conclusion
8. Some Frequently Asked Questions
   • How Should I Discipline My Child?
   • Is My Child Deaf-Blind?
   • Integration, Segregation, or Institutionalization?

Glossary

References

Index