Developmental disability

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChildren, Families and Communities: Contexts and Consequences
EditorsJennifer Bowes, Rebekah Grace, Kerry Hodge
Place of PublicationSouth Melbourne, Vic.
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages39-57
Number of pages19
Edition4th
ISBN (Print)9780195576740
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • children
  • disabilities
  • developmental disabilities
  • children with disabilities

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