Abstract
Normal processes of development are genetically preprogrammed, and subject to social and emotional influences, as described in Chapters 19–23. Occasionally development does not follow the usual pattern; this results in what is termed atypical development, or development which is not typical of the human species. However, it must be stressed at the outset that while some facets of the child’s development may be atypical, there is much within each of them that is ‘normal’. They are subject to the same joys and fears as any child, they may just react differently.
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Further reading
Bee, H. (1990). The Developing Child, 7th edn. New York: HarperCollins. Chapter 15 looks at atypical development, considering a range of problems which include learning difficulties, learning disorders, depression and sensory impairment. There is an interesting subsection on problem behaviours among children in Kenya and Thailand.
Harrington, R. (1993). Depressive Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence. Chichester: Wiley. A ‘hands on’, clinical view of depression in young people, including precipitating factors, construct measurement and treatment.
Kerr, A. and McClelland, H. (eds) (1991). Concepts of Mental Disorder. London: Gaskell. A range of views from different contributors on a number of different disorders.
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Malim, T., Birch, A. (1998). Atypical development. In: Introductory Psychology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14186-9_38
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