Neurocognitive rehabilitation of down syndrome the early years

• Other Authors: Perera, Juan (Editor), Spiker, Donna (Editor), Rondal, J. A. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Cambridge University Press 2011
• Series: Cambridge medicine
• Subjects: Down Syndrome > rehabilitation; Child, Preschool; Disabled Children > rehabilitation; Infant > rehabilitation; Early Intervention Education > methods
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• Physical Description: xiii, 237 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781107400436; 1107400430

"Down syndrome is one of the most commonly occurring developmental disorders and it is now possible to conceptualize and define opportunities for neurocognitive rehabilitation for those with the condition. This book describes how early cognitive intervention in children with Down syndrome can be carried out, and can reduce, or compensate for, the major deficits characteristic of the condition. This comprehensive account relates the neurocognitive approach to the major therapeutic endeavors in the neighboring fields of neurogenetics, experimental environmental enrichment, molecular genetics, pharmacology, pediatrics and cardiology for infants with Down syndrome. Neurocognitive Rehabilitation of Down Syndrome provides the guidance required to establish effective rehabilitation programs, and is essential reading for developmental clinicians, pediatricians, neuropsychologists and other health professionals"--Provided by publisher.