title: Deficit or difference? Interpreting diverse developmental paths: an introduction to the special section.
abstract: How should differences between "typically developing" children and other populations be interpreted? To what extent should the emphasis be on advocating remediation for children who are on a developmental trajectory that differs from the norm versus embracing different developmental trajectories as equally valid contributions to the diversity of human experience? The 6 target articles and 2 commentaries in this special section offer a diverse set of perspectives on the tensions and responsibilities inherent in interpreting and acting on differences between children of different cultural, ethnic, linguistic, socioeconomic, and neurological backgrounds.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. nakhtar@ucsc.edu
authors: Nameera
authors: N
authors: Akhtar
authors: Vikram K
authors: VK
authors: Jaswal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans