Down Syndrome (eBook)

Prof. Jean A. Rondal, University of Liège, Belgium Prof. Rondal has studied the education of mentally retarded people for over 40 years. He has won multiple awards for his outstanding scientific research at international conferences, and taught at several universities in Europe and North America. He co-founded the European Down Syndrome Association and was president from 1997 to 2000. He is currently a member of the Directorial Board of Down Syndrome International. Dr. Juan Perera, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain Dr. Perera has attained worldwide recognition for his conferences, research and publications. A guest lecturer at several European and American universities, he has dedicated himself to isolating, studying and describing specific aspects of Down syndrome. He was president of the World Down Syndrome Congress held in Madrid in 1997. He has also been a member of the Scientific Committee for the last four world congresses and has organised six international symposiums on the different aspects of Down syndrome in Majorca.

Cover 1
Contents 7
List of Contributors 9
Foreword 11
1: Specificity in Down Syndrome: A New Therapeutic Criterion 13
2: Down Syndrome: from Pathology to Pathogenesis 29
3: Ageing and Susceptibility to Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome 47
4: Down Syndrome Specificity in Health Issues 65
5: Neuropsychological Aspects of Down Syndrome 79
6: The Contribution of Memory to the Behavioural Phenotype of Down Syndrome 97
7: Specific Language Profiles in Down Syndrome and Other Genetic Syndromes of Mental Retardation 113
8: Total versus Partial Specificity in the Behaviour of Persons with Down Syndrome 137
9: The Emergence of a Syndrome-specific Personality Profile in Young Children with Down Syndrome 151
10: Learning Difficulties in Down Syndrome 165
11: Off to a Good Start: Early Intervention for Infants and Young Children with Down Syndrome and their Families 187
12: Family Setting in Down Syndrome 203
Conclusions 225
Index 227