Understanding your chromosomes ; Heredity : a toss of the dice / Mark L. Batshaw -- Birth defects, prenatal diagnosis, and fetal therapy / Mark L. Batshaw and Nancy C. Rose -- Growth before birth / Ernest M. Graham and Mark A. Morgan -- Having a baby : the birth process / Iraj Forouzan, Mark A. Morgan, and Mark L. Batshaw -- The first weeks of life / Jacquelyn R. Evans -- Born to soon, born too small / Judy C. Bernbaum and Mark L. Batshaw -- Substance abuse : a preventable threat to development / Mark L. Batshaw and Charles J. Conlon -- HIV and AIDS : from mother to child / Richard M. Rutstein, Charles J. Conlon, and Mark L. Batshaw -- Nutrition : good and bad / Abigail F. Farber, Colleen Comonitski Yanni, and Mark L. Batshaw -- Vision : our window to the world / Sheryl J. Menacker and Mark L. Batshaw -- Hearing : sounds and silences / Annie G. Steinberg and Carol A. Knightly -- Language : a code for communicating / Paul P. Wang and Marleen Ann Baron -- The brain and nervous system : our computer / David R. Lynch and Mark L. Batshaw -- Muscles, bones, and nerves : the body's framework / John P. Dormant and Mark L. Batshaw --

Mental retardation / Mark L. Batshaw and Bruce K. Shapiro -- Down syndrome / Nancy J. Roizen -- Fragile X syndrome ; PKU and other inborn errors of metabolism / Mark L. Batshaw -- Dual diagnosis : mental retardation and psychiatric disorders / Mark Reber and Breck G. Borcherding -- Autism : and other pervasive developmental disorders / Joyce Elizabeth Mauk, Mark Reber, and Mark L. Batshaw -- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Nathan J. Blum and Marianne Mercugliano -- Learning disabilities / Robin P. Church, M.E.B. Lewis, and Mark L. Batshaw -- Cerebral palsy / Louis Pellegrino -- Neural tube defects / Gregory S. Liptak -- Seizure disorders / Lawrence W. Brown -- Traumatic brain injury / Linda Michaud, Ann-Christine Duhaime, and Mary F. Lazar --

Feeding / Peggy S. Eicher -- Dental care : beyond brushing and flossing / Mark L. Helpin and Howard M. Rosenberg -- Behavior management : promoting adaptive behavior / John M. Parrish -- Technological assistance : innovations for independence / Susan E. Levy and Maureen O'Rourke -- Rehabilitation interventions : physical therapy and occupational therapy / Lisa A. Kurtz and Susan E. Harryman -- Ethical choices : questions of care / Mark L. Batshaw and Mildred K. Cho -- Caring and coping : the family of a child with disabilities / Symme Wilson Trachtenberg and Mark L. Batshaw -- Adulthood : what the future holds / Adadot Hayes, Lisa J. Bain, and Mark L. Batshaw -- Providing health care in the 21st century / Angelo P. Giardino and Lowell Ives Arye.