The definitive resource book for special education teachers This comprehensive guide provides all the information needed-including definitions, symptoms, characteristics, and types-for the most significant educational disabilities and disorders, presented in language that special education teachers, child group study teams, and school psychologists will understand. Modeled after the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), this book addresses a range of disorders and relates their significance to classroom practice, including: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delays, Mental Retardation, Traumatic Brain Injury, and many others. Roger Pierangelo, PhD (Manhasset, NY), has over 30 years of experience as a teacher, psychologist, and director of a private clinic. George Giuliani, JD, PsyD (Melville, NY), is an Assistant Professor at Hofstra Universitys School of Education.