• I. Introduction: General Issues in Developmental Disorders.- 1 State of the World’s Children: Developmental-Behavioral Disorders in a Global Context.- 2 PL 99-457: A New Challenge and Responsibility for Physicians.- 3 An Ethical Issue in Developmental Pediatrics: Analysis and Discussion of a Case History.- 4 A Physician’s Primer of Developmental and Psychologic Test Instruments.- II. Developmental Disorders.- 5 Neonatal Brain Care: Does Early Developmental Intervention Work?.- 6 Early Identification of Cerebral Palsy.- 7 Movement Disorders and Paroxysmal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents.- 8 Epilepsy: Implications for Intelligence, Learning, and Behavior.- 9 Learning Disabilities: “The Good News/The Bad News”.- 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Learning Disabilities.- 11 Head Injury: After Acute Care, Then What?.- 12 Clefting Syndromes: A Review.- 13 Fragile X Syndrome.- 14 Down’s Syndrome.- 15 Controversial Therapies in Developmental Disabilities.- III. Neurobehavioral and Emotional Disorders.- 16 Neuropharmacological Therapies: Potential Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Complications.- 17 Attention Deficit Disorder: All You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask.- 18 Anticipatory Guidance: New Responsibilities for Pediatricians.- 19 When Baby Just Won’t Sleep.- 20 Toilet Training Refusal: Avoid the Battle and Win the War.- 21 Interview and Intervention Strategies for Adolescents.- 22 The Sexually Active Adolescent.- 23 Divorce: Stopping the Mayhem.- IV. General Issues.- 24 The Parent-Physician Relationship: An Essay on Bonding.- 25 Family and Career: Some Personal Reflections.

'a journey through this collected series of commentaries and subject overviews ... warrants a recommendation to the practitioner of primary care pediatrics.' The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

• I. Introduction: General Issues in Developmental Disorders.- 1 State of the World’s Children: Developmental-Behavioral Disorders in a Global Context.- 2 PL 99-457: A New Challenge and Responsibility for Physicians.- 3 An Ethical Issue in Developmental Pediatrics: Analysis and Discussion of a Case History.- 4 A Physician’s Primer of Developmental and Psychologic Test Instruments.- II. Developmental Disorders.- 5 Neonatal Brain Care: Does Early Developmental Intervention Work?.- 6 Early Identification of Cerebral Palsy.- 7 Movement Disorders and Paroxysmal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents.- 8 Epilepsy: Implications for Intelligence, Learning, and Behavior.- 9 Learning Disabilities: “The Good News/The Bad News”.- 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Learning Disabilities.- 11 Head Injury: After Acute Care, Then What?.- 12 Clefting Syndromes: A Review.- 13 Fragile X Syndrome.- 14 Down’s Syndrome.- 15 Controversial Therapies in Developmental Disabilities.- III. Neurobehavioral and Emotional Disorders.- 16 Neuropharmacological Therapies: Potential Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Complications.- 17 Attention Deficit Disorder: All You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask.- 18 Anticipatory Guidance: New Responsibilities for Pediatricians.- 19 When Baby Just Won’t Sleep.- 20 Toilet Training Refusal: Avoid the Battle and Win the War.- 21 Interview and Intervention Strategies for Adolescents.- 22 The Sexually Active Adolescent.- 23 Divorce: Stopping the Mayhem.- IV. General Issues.- 24 The Parent-Physician Relationship: An Essay on Bonding.- 25 Family and Career: Some Personal Reflections.

'a journey through this collected series of commentaries and subject overviews ... warrants a recommendation to the practitioner of primary care pediatrics.' The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

• I. Introduction: General Issues in Developmental Disorders.- 1 State of the World’s Children: Developmental-Behavioral Disorders in a Global Context.- 2 PL 99-457: A New Challenge and Responsibility for Physicians.- 3 An Ethical Issue in Developmental Pediatrics: Analysis and Discussion of a Case History.- 4 A Physician’s Primer of Developmental and Psychologic Test Instruments.- II. Developmental Disorders.- 5 Neonatal Brain Care: Does Early Developmental Intervention Work?.- 6 Early Identification of Cerebral Palsy.- 7 Movement Disorders and Paroxysmal Behaviors in Children and Adolescents.- 8 Epilepsy: Implications for Intelligence, Learning, and Behavior.- 9 Learning Disabilities: “The Good News/The Bad News”.- 10 Lessons I’ve Learned from Learning Disabilities.- 11 Head Injury: After Acute Care, Then What?.- 12 Clefting Syndromes: A Review.- 13 Fragile X Syndrome.- 14 Down’s Syndrome.- 15 Controversial Therapies in Developmental Disabilities.- III. Neurobehavioral and Emotional Disorders.- 16 Neuropharmacological Therapies: Potential Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Complications.- 17 Attention Deficit Disorder: All You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask.- 18 Anticipatory Guidance: New Responsibilities for Pediatricians.- 19 When Baby Just Won’t Sleep.- 20 Toilet Training Refusal: Avoid the Battle and Win the War.- 21 Interview and Intervention Strategies for Adolescents.- 22 The Sexually Active Adolescent.- 23 Divorce: Stopping the Mayhem.- IV. General Issues.- 24 The Parent-Physician Relationship: An Essay on Bonding.- 25 Family and Career: Some Personal Reflections.

'a journey through this collected series of commentaries and subject overviews ... warrants a recommendation to the practitioner of primary care pediatrics.' The Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics