Over the last four decades, breakthroughs in genetic knowledge, together with the emergence of disciplines devoted to the scientific study of developmental disorders have resulted in much greater awareness of the many different behavioural and genetic phenotypes involved. It is now evident that not only do different disorders have different causes and different manifestations, but different neurological and biochemical bases, different responses to intervention, and different life courses.
Reflecting the enormous changes that have taken place in our knowledge and understanding of developmental disorders, this groundbreaking international volume brings this vast and complex field together for the first time. The Editors have collected together the world's leading academic scholars and clinicians, to explore how current research across a range of different disciplines can inform clinical practice and help to improve the lives of individuals and their families.
PART ONE: OVERVIEW
Introduction - Patricia Howlin, Tony Charman and Mohammad Ghaziuddin
PART TWO: DISORDERS WITH A KNOWN GENETIC CAUSE
Down Syndrome: General Overview - Deborah J. Fidler and Lisa Daunhauer
Down Syndrome: Lifetime Course and Strategies for Intervention - Janet Carr
Fragile X Syndrome: Medical and Genetic Aspects - R.J. Hagerman et al
Fragile X Syndrome: Life Course and Strategies for Intervention - Andrea Schneider and David Hessl
Williams Syndrome: Overview and Recent Advances in Research - Daniela Plesa Skwerer and Helen Tager-Flusburg
Prader-Willi Syndrome - Joyce Whittington and Anthony Holland
Angelman Syndrome - Bernard Dan and Karine Pelc
Rett Disorder - Alison Kerr and Hayley Archer
Smith-Magenis Syndrome - Jenny Sloneem and Orlee Udwin
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex - Petrus J de Vries
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome/ 22q11 Deletion Syndrome - Frederick Sundram and Kieran C Murphy
Cornelia de Lange, Cri du Chat and Rubistein Taybi Syndromes - Chris Oliver et al
PART THREE: DISORDERS WITH COMPLEX OR AS YET UNKNOWN CAUSES
Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder - Timothy E Wilens and Thomas J Spencer
Autism Spectrum Disorders: General Overview - Catherine Lord, So Hyun Kim and Adriana DiMartino
Autism Spectrum, Disorders: Interventions and Outcomes - Patricia Howlin and Tony Charman
Developmental Language Disorders: Overview - Courtenay Frazier Norbury
Developmental Language Disorders: Lifetime Course and Strategies for Intervention - Rhea Paul and Kimberly Gilbert
Intellectual Disability: Concepts, Definitions and Assessment - Cory Shulman et al
Intellectual Disability: Lifetime Course and Strategies for Intervention - Jane McCarthy and Nick Bouras
The Disintegrative Disorders - Fred R Volkmar
Epileptic Disorders - Ian Miller and Roberto Tuchman
Tourette Syndrome - Mary M Robertson and Andrea E Cavanna
PART FOUR: ENVIRONMENTALLY INDUCED DISORDERS
Acquired Brain Injury during Childhood - Anna Mandalis, Frank Muscara, and Vicki Anderson
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Kieran D O'Malley
Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies - Dieter Wolke
Extreme Deprivation - Michael Rutter and Camilla Azis-Clauson
