Latest Findings in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research
- ISBN-10
- 9533078650
- ISBN-13
- 9789533078656
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-15
- Publisher
- IntechOpen
- Author
- Uner Tan
Description
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities presents reports on a wide range of areas in the field of neurological and intellectual disability, including habitual human quadrupedal locomotion with associated cognitive disabilities, Fragile X syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, and intellectual developmental disability among children in an African setting. Studies are presented from researchers around the world, looking at aspects as wide-ranging as the genetics behind the conditions to new and innovative therapeutic approaches.
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