title: A developmental approach to physical disability in childhood.
abstract: The reasons for advocating a developmental approach to physical disability in childhood are stated. Relevant characteristics of the developmental periods--antenatal, neonatal, early infancy, late infancy, preschool and school age--are described. Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis are then discussed in this developmental context.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009048:Motor Skills; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis