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.

List of contributors.

Foreword.

1 Specifi city in Down Syndrome: A New Therapeutic Criterion
(J. Perera).

2 Down Syndrome: From Pathology to Pathogenesis (Krystyna E.
Wisniewski, Elizabeth Kida, Adam A. Golabek, Mariusz Walus, Ausma
Rabe, Sonia Palminiello, Giorgio Albertini).

3 Ageing and Susceptibility to Alzheimer's Disease in Down
Syndrome (David Patterson).

4 Down Syndrome Specifi city in Health Issues (Alberto Rasore
Quartino).

5 Neuropsychological Aspects of Down Syndrome (Lynn
Nadel).

6 The Contribution of Memory to the Behavioural Phenotype of
Down Syndrome (Darlynne A. Devenny).

7 Specifi c Language Profi les in Down Syndrome and other
Genetic Syndromes of Mental Retardation (Jean-Adolphe
Rondal).

8 Total versus Partial Specifi city in the Behaviour of Persons
with Down Syndrome (Robert M. Hodapp).

9 The Emergence of a Syndrome-specifi c Personality Profi le in
Young Children with Down Syndrome (Deborah J. Fidler).

10 Learning Diffi culties in Down Syndrome (Giovanni Maria
Guazzo).

11 Off to a Good Start: Early Intervention for Infants and Young
Children with Down Syndrome and their Families (Donna
Spiker).

12 Family Setting in Down Syndrome (Salvatore Soresi, Laura
Nota, Lea Ferrari).

Conclusions.

Index.