| Children with Down Syndrome Contributor(s): Cicchetti, Dante (Editor), Beeghly, Marjorie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521374588 ISBN-13: 9780521374583 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $117.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Pediatrics - Psychology |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| LCCN: 89025177 |
| Physical Information: 1.65" H x 6.37" W x 9.56" (2.08 lbs) 488 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The underlying theme of this book is that children with Down syndrome, despite their constitutional anomalies and their additional medical problems, can be understood from a normative developmental framework. The contributions, all of which are based on the latest theories and research, demonstrate that the application of a developmental perspective to the study of young children with Down syndrome sheds light on the universality of ontogenetic sequences, stages, and structures, and highlights the respective roles of biological, perceptual-cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional factors in the developmental process. Finally, it is shown that the application of a developmental perspective will suggest age and stage-appropriate interventions for Down syndrome children and their families. This will be a suitable book for psychologists, psychiatrists, special education teachers, pediatricians, and other medical researchers interested in Down syndrome and mental retardation, as well as graduate students in these areas. |