The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Disorders

Editor/Author Howlin, Patricia, Charman, Tony and Ghaziuddin, Mohammad
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: Sage UK

Single-User Purchase Price: $176.00
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ISBN: 978-1-4129-4486-1
Category: Psychology
Image Count: 23
Book Status: Available
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The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Disorders is a central reference in the field for all academics, researchers, clinicians and advanced students involved in the study of developmental disorders, including those in clinical psychology, child psychiatry, child mental health, child genetics and pediatrics, speech language pathology, and developmental disabilities and special education.

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Table of Contents

  • Contributors
  • Part 1 Overview
  • Introduction
  • Part 2 Disorders with a Known Genetic Cause
  • 1 Down Syndrome: General Overview - Deborah J. Fidler & Lisa Daunhauer
  • 2 Down Syndrome: Lifetime Course and Strategies for Intervention - Janet Carr
  • 3 Fragile X Syndrome: Medical and Genetic Aspects - R.J. Hagerman, J. Turk, A. Schneider, & P.J. Hagerman
  • 4 Fragile X Syndrome: Life Course and Strategies for Intervention - Andrea Schneider & David Hessl
  • 5 Williams Syndrome: Overview and Recent Advances in Research - Daniela Plesa Skwerer & Helen Tager-Flusberg
  • 6 Prader-Willi Syndrome - Joyce Whittington & Anthony Holland
  • 7 Angelman Syndrome - Bernard Dan & Karine Pelc
  • 8 Rett Disorder - Alison Kerr
  • 9 Smith-Magenis Syndrome - Jenny Sloneem & Orlee Udwin
  • 10 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex - Petrus J. de Vries
  • 11 Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome/22q11 Deletion Syndrome - Frederick Sundram & Kieran C. Murphy
  • 12 Cornelia De Lange, Cri Du Chat, and Rubinstein-Taybi Syndromes - Chris Oliver, Kate Arron, Laurie Powis, & Penny Tunnicliffe
  • Part 3 Disorders with Complex or as Yet Unknown Causes
  • 13 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Timothy E. Wilens & Thomas J. Spencer
  • 14 Autism Spectrum Disorders: General Overview - Catherine Lord, So Hyun Kim & Adriana Dimartino
  • 15 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Interventions and Outcome - Patricia Howlin & Tony Charman
  • 16 Developmental Language Disorders: Overview - Courtenay Frazier Norbury
  • 17 Developmental Language Disorders: Lifetime Course and Strategies for Intervention - Rhea Paul & Kimberly Gilbert
  • 18 Intellectual Disability: Concepts, Definitions, and Assessment - Cory Shulman, Heidi Flores, Grace Iarocci & Jacob A. Burack
  • 19 Intellectual Disability: Lifetime Course and Strategies for Intervention - Jane McCarthy & Nick Bouras
  • 20 The Disintegrative Disorders - Fred R. Volkmar
  • 21 Epileptic Disorders - Ian Miller & Roberto Tuchman
  • 22 Tourette Syndrome - Mary M. Robertson & Andrea E. Cavanna
  • Part 4 Environmentally Induced Disorders
  • 23 Acquired Brain Injury during Childhood - Anna Mandalis, Frank Muscara & Vicki Anderson
  • 24 Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Kieran D. O'Molley
  • 25 Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies - Dieter Wolke
  • 26 Extreme Deprivation - Michael Rutter & Camilla Azis-Clauson