Introduction / Michael Brambring -- Early Intervention in the USA: Programs, Models, and Practices / Carl J. Dunst -- Early Intervention in Germany / Gerhard Klein -- Early Intervention in Sweden / Ulf Janson -- Early Intervention in Russia / Olga Usanova -- Prognostic Significance of Risk Factors, Neonatal Imaging Findings, and Early Neurodevelopmental Assessments / Remo H. Largo and Kurt von Siebenthal -- A Developmental Screening Questionnaire for Five-Year-Olds / Hans G. Schlack, B. Ohrt, R. H. Largo, R. Michaelis and G. Neuhauser -- Diachronic Developmental Assessment of Mentally Handicapped Young Children / Hellgard Rauh, B. Schellhas, S. Geoggerle and B. Muller -- The Significance of Biological and Psychosocial Risks for Preschool-Age Behavior Problems / Gunter Esser, Manfred Laucht and Martin H. Schmidt -- The Service System and its Effects on Families: An Ecological Perspective / Paula J. Beckman -- Family Expectations, Encounters, and Needs / Rune J. Simeonsson. |