1. Theory and Research in the Study of Childhood Exceptionalities -- 2. Psychological Perspectives on Exceptionality -- 3. Biological and Genetic Factors in Human Development -- 4. Psychosocial Effects of Environmental Factors -- 5. Childhood Disability and the Family -- 6. Social and Cultural Perspectives -- 7. Determinants of Psychosocial Disorders in Cultural Minority Children -- 8. Internalizing Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence -- 9. Externalizing Conditions -- 10. Austim -- 11. Psychosocial Characteristics of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders -- 12. Psychosocial Aspects of Neurological Impairments in Children -- 13. Psychosocial Correlates of Physical and Health Disabilities -- 14. An Alternate Path to Exceptionality: Prenatal Effects of Teratogenic Substances on Developmental Processes -- 15. Psychosocial Correlates of Mental Retardation -- 16. Gifted Children: The Promise of Potential/The Problems of Potential -- 17. Psychosocial Correlates of Learning Disabilities -- 18. Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Speech, Language, and Communication Disorders -- 19. Emotional Disorders in Deaf Children -- 20. The Impact of Visual Impairments on Psychosocial Development -- 21. Early Identification and Intervention of Psychosocial and Behavioral Effects of Exceptionality -- 22. Fostering Resilience in Exceptional Children: The Search for Islands of Competence -- 23. Looking Ahead: The Adjustment of Adults with Disabilities.