Title: The Oxford handbook of intellectual disability and development /
Authors: Burack, Jacob A.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Intellectual disability; Developmental disabilities.; People with mental disabilities; Intellectual Disability; Developmental Disabilities; Persons with Mental Disabilities
Abstract: We know considerably more about persons with intellectual disability than we did even a decade ago. Seeking to improve and increase upon this knowledge, this book provides a map to continue sophisticated and precise research, to inspire professionals involved with intellectual disability, and to better the lives of persons affected by it.
Contents: Introduction and overview -- The more you know the less you know, but that's OK : developments in the developmental approach to intellectual disability / Jacob A. Burack, Natalie Russo, Heidi Flores, Grace Iarocci, and Edward Zigler -- Genes and behavior -- Behavioural genetics, genomics, intelligence, and mental retardation / Grace Iarocci and Stephen A. Petrill -- The contribution of developmental models towards understanding gene-to-behavior mapping : the case of Williams Syndrome / Mayada Elsabbagh & Annette Karmiloff-Smith -- Linking genes to cognition : the case of fragile X syndrome / Kim M. Cornish, Armando Bertone, Cary S. Kogan, and Gaia Scerif -- Cognitive development -- The organization and development of spatial representation : insights from Williams Syndrome / Barbara Landau.