"This easy-to-use guide gives you a quick overview on many topics related to working with young children with special needs. Learn about inclusion in early childhood programs and disability law, as well as typical vs. atypical development. The quick guide also covers several specific disabilities/special needs and provides definitions, common characteristics, and practical strategies for adaptation. Cindy Croft is the director of the Center for Inclusive Child Care at Concordia University and on faculty for several university education programs. She has her MA in Education and has worked in the field of early childhood for over twenty years"-- "This quick guide gives you what you need to start working with children with special needs. Includes a look at: inclusion in early childhood programs, disability law, the framework of an inclusive program, and typical vs. atypical development. Several specific disabilities and special needs are covered, with definitions, common characteristics of children with these special needs, and strategies for adaptation to include all children in your program"--