A state of the art volume on the direction and findings on deafnesss and those who are deaf.

Contents: Preface. W.C. Stokoe, A Very Long Perspective. K. Emmorey, The Impact of Sign Language Use on Visuospatial Cognition. M. Marschark, T.S. Mayer, Mental Representation and Memory in Deaf Adults and Children. C. Courtin, A-M. Merlot, Development of Theories of Mind in Deaf Children. J. Leybaert, Effects of Phonetically Augmented Lipspeech on the Development of Phonological Representations in Deaf Children. P.E. Spencer, J.C. Hafer, Play as "Window" and "Room": Assessing and Supporting the Cognitive and Linguistic Development of Deaf Infants and Young Children. S. Gregory, Deaf Young People: Aspects of Family and Social Life. R.Q. Pollard, Jr.Psychopathology. V.J. Samar, I. Parasnis, G.P. Berent, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, and Deafness. J.M. Bebko, E.E. McKinnon, Assessing Pragmatic Language Skills in Deaf Children: The Language Proficiency Profile. C.T. Akamatsu, C. Musselman, Development and Use of a Conversational Proficiency Interview With Deaf Adolescents. M.D. Clark, A Hitchhiker's Guide to Holes and Dark Spots: Some Missing Perspectives in the Psychology of Deafness.