Thriving in the Face of Childhood Adversity

Contents: Introduction. Part 1. Historical, Cultural, and Scientific Perspectives on Children's Physical and Medical Disorders. Ways of Thinking about Children's Physical and Medical Disorders. Conceptualizing Medical and Physical Disorders in the Sciences: A Shifting Story. How Do Children Thrive (Or Fail to Thrive) in the Face of Early Adversity? Part 2. The Experiences of Children with Mobility Constraints. Mobility Constraints: Why the Caged Bird Sings. Parents and Children as Collaborators in Managing Mobility Constraints. I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends. Part 3. The Child in a World Apart: The Experiences of Children who Appear to be Socially Unresponsive. Ways of Understanding the Child in a World Apart. Parental Reactions to the Child in a World Apart. Social Relationships Experienced by Children in a World Apart. Part 4. The Socially Stigmatized Child: The Experiences of Children with Appearances Anomalies. Understanding the Experiences of Children Who Look Different. Parental Responses to Children with Stigmatizing Disorders. Moving Outside the Family: The Worlds of Children Who Look Different. Part 5. The Positive Possibilities of an Early Intervention Program. Epilogue.