Young children's understanding of disabilities: The influence of development, context, and cognition

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 409-430

  Logotheti, Anastasia Eleni ^a   Magiati, Illiana ^b   Dockrell, Julie E ^b  

^a Adolescent Development   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Dyslexia; Hyperactivity

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISABILITY; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERACTIVITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036851614     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(02)00126-0     Document Type: Article

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