The genetic and environmental origins of learning disabilities in the early school years
By: Yulia Kovas, Claire M. A. Haworth, Philip S. Dale, and Robert Plomin ; with commentary by Richard A. Weinberg, Jennifer M. Thomson, and Kurt W. Fischer.
Contributors: Haworth, Claire M. A.; Dale, Philip S.; Plomin, Robert, 1948-; Weinberg, Richard A.; Thomson, Jennifer M.; Fischer, Kurt W.
Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development -- serial no. 288, vol. 72, no. 3, 2007; Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development -- v. 72, no. 3.
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Nature and nurture; Cognition in children -- Longitudinal studies; Learning disabilities -- Effect of environment on -- Longitudinal studies; Learning disabilities -- Genetic aspects -- Longitudinal studies; Learning ability -- Effect of environment on -- Longitudinal studies; Learning ability -- Genetic aspects -- Longitudinal studies
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Abstract; title: I. Introduction; title: II. Methods; title: III. Nature and nurture; title: IV. The abnormal is normal; title: V. Genetic stability, environmental change; title: VI. Generalist genes, specialist environments; title: VII. Conclusions and implications; title: Appedices; title: References; title: Acknowledgements.