Down's Syndrome
Psychological, Psychobiological and Socio-educational Perspectives
Published on 20. June 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-1-897635-09-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of what is currently known about the psychological, psychobiological and socio-educational aspects of Down's syndrome. Drawing together contributions from experts in the relevant fields, the text covers genetics, brain characteristics, ageing and Alzheimer's disease in relation to Down's syndrome, the life-span development of psychological functions (memory, oral and written language, cognition, learning, affectivity and psychopathology) and major socio-educational issues - school and society integration, and work for Down's syndrome persons. The book should be of interest to students, university teachers and professionals in the fields of psychology, psycholinguistics, genetics, neurology and special education.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-897635-09-4 (9781897635094)
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Content
Psychobiology - consequences of abnormalities in Down's syndrome on brain structure and function, K.E. Wisniewksi, E. Kida and W.T. Brown; learning. memory and neural function in Down's syndrome, L. Nadel; Alzheimer's disease, neuropathology and dementia in Down's syndrome, H.M. Wisniewski and W. Silverman. Perception and cognition - visual and auditory perception in children with Down's syndrome, S.M. Pueschel and M. Sustrova; cross-domain relations in Down's syndrome, R. Hodapp; learning in young children with Down's syndrome: development trends, J. Wishart. Language and communication - oral language in Down's syndrome, J.A. Rondal; the practical and theoretical significance of teaching literacy skills to children with Down's syndrome, S. Buckley, G. Bird and A. Byrne; alternative and augmentive systems of communication for children with Down's syndrome, R. Remington and S. Clarke. Early intervention - future directions in early intervention for children with Down's syndrome, M.J. Guralnick. Personality and development - socio-affective development in infants and children with Down's syndrome, I.G. Candel, J.A. Carranza Carnicero and J. Perez-Lopez; psychiatric disorders and behavioural concerns in persons with Down's syndrome, S.M. Pueschel, B. Myers and M., Sustrova; pyschosexual behaviour, sexuality and management issues in individuals with Down's syndrome, D.C. Van Dyke, D.M. McBrien and P.J. Mattheis. Integration - school integration for Down's syndrome children: policies, problems and processes, M. Beveridge; social and labour integration of people with Down's syndrome, J. Perera. Concluding comments.