Susan Leyden is Educational Psychologist with special responsibility within L.E.A. Development Support Service, Nottingham.

`This is a useful book for parents and teachers, not so much for any practical help it might have to offer but because of its insight into the problems of relationships and attitudes which surround the able child and his or her family.' - Times Education Supplement

• Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction: Beyond ‘Normal’ Expectation, Chapter 2. Infant Stages, Chapter 3. The Pre-school Years, Chapter 4. Formal Schooling Begins: The Case for Partnership, Chapter 5. Individual Needs and Collective Rights: A Question of Balance in the Primary Years, Chapter 6. Transition: A Case for Professional Co-operation, Chapter 7. The Secondary Phase: Adolescence Exemplified, Chapter 8. Creating a Climate for Growth, Endpiece, Further Reading, About the Author, Index

Susan Leyden is Educational Psychologist with special responsibility within L.E.A. Development Support Service, Nottingham.

`This is a useful book for parents and teachers, not so much for any practical help it might have to offer but because of its insight into the problems of relationships and attitudes which surround the able child and his or her family.' - Times Education Supplement

• Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction: Beyond ‘Normal’ Expectation, Chapter 2. Infant Stages, Chapter 3. The Pre-school Years, Chapter 4. Formal Schooling Begins: The Case for Partnership, Chapter 5. Individual Needs and Collective Rights: A Question of Balance in the Primary Years, Chapter 6. Transition: A Case for Professional Co-operation, Chapter 7. The Secondary Phase: Adolescence Exemplified, Chapter 8. Creating a Climate for Growth, Endpiece, Further Reading, About the Author, Index

Susan Leyden is Educational Psychologist with special responsibility within L.E.A. Development Support Service, Nottingham.

`This is a useful book for parents and teachers, not so much for any practical help it might have to offer but because of its insight into the problems of relationships and attitudes which surround the able child and his or her family.' - Times Education Supplement

• Preface, Chapter 1. Introduction: Beyond ‘Normal’ Expectation, Chapter 2. Infant Stages, Chapter 3. The Pre-school Years, Chapter 4. Formal Schooling Begins: The Case for Partnership, Chapter 5. Individual Needs and Collective Rights: A Question of Balance in the Primary Years, Chapter 6. Transition: A Case for Professional Co-operation, Chapter 7. The Secondary Phase: Adolescence Exemplified, Chapter 8. Creating a Climate for Growth, Endpiece, Further Reading, About the Author, Index