Abstract
![CDATA[Within industrialised Western countries there are shared and clearly defined expectations around what normal development looks like for children. Notions of ‘healthy’ and ‘typical’ development permeate the literature and practice of the health, psychology, and education fields. A plethora of standardised psychometric instruments measure some aspects of normalcy and, significantly, are used most often to identify those who do not fall within culturally and statistically defined normal ranges. Researchers vigorously debate how strong our reliance on psychometric testing should be, the role of culture in determining what we see as desirable child development outcomes, and where the borders of normalcy should be, that is, how do we decide which particular point in the range of test scores signals a departure from the normal range in developmental disability?]]
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Children, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences |
Editors | Jennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge |
Place of Publication | South Melbourne, Vic. |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 39-57 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Edition | 4th |
ISBN (Print) | 9780195576740 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- children
- disabilities
- developmental disabilities
- children with disabilities