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Current Issues in Developmental Disorders.

Cognitive development in children is a highly complex process which, while remarkably resilient, can be disrupted in a variety of ways. This volume focuses on two types of neurodevelopmental disorder: syndromic conditions such as fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and velocardiofac...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marshall, Chloë R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Current issues in developmental psychology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: Current issues in the study of developmental disorders; 1 Comorbidity and diagnosis of developmental disorders; 2 The genetics of developmental disorders; 3 The longitudinal perspective on developmental disorders; 4 Modelling developmental disorders; 5 Teasing apart disadvantage from disorder: the case of poor language; 6 Issues of culture and language in developmental disorders: the case of dyslexia in Chinese learners.
  • PART II: Reflections on the study of developmental disorders7 The modern beginnings of research into developmental language disorders; 8 What can neurodevelopmental disorders teach us about typical development?; Glossary and abbreviations; Index.