International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Contributors

Preface

Chapter One. Applying GIS and Spatial Analysis to Studies of Health in Children with Disabilities

1 Introduction

2 People with Disabilities and Geographical Barriers

3 Pollution

4 Limits and Advantages of GIS

References

Chapter Two. The Epidemiology of Psychopathology in People with Intellectual Disability

1 The Prevalence of Psychopathology in People with Intellectual Disability (ID)

2 Current Issues in Dual Diagnosis

3 Methods of Epidemiological Investigation

4 Method

5 Results

6 Discussion

7 Recommendations for Future Investigation

References

Chapter Three. Anxiety in Intellectual Disabilities

1 Introduction

2 Anxiety in Williams Syndrome

3 Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder

4 Next Steps

5 Role of Development

6 Treatment of Anxiety in WS, ASD, and ID

7 Summary

References

Chapter Four. Morphosyntactical Difficulties and Rehabilitation in Persons with Down Syndrome

1 Introduction

2 Abnormal Morphosyntactical Development in Down Syndrome

3 Morphosyntactical Functioning and Development

4 Models of Language Functioning and Development

5 Learning Morphosyntactical Regulations

6 Explaining Morphosyntactical Difficulties in Down Syndrome

7 Rehabilitation Perspectives

References

Chapter Five. What’s Age Got to Do with It? Implications of Maternal Age on Families of Offspring with Down Syndrome

1 Recent Findings Concerning Maternal Age at the Birth of the Offspring with Down Syndrome

2 Changing Family Demographics in the United States and Other Western Societies

3 Potential Correlates of Advanced Maternal Age during Childhood and Adulthood in Down Syndrome

4 Families of Offspring with Down syndrome: Complications and Unknown Issues

5 Concluding Thoughts

References

Chapter Six. “The Mysterious Myth of Attention Deficit…” Revisited

1 A Brief History of the Developmental Approach to the Study of Persons with Intellectual Disability: Implications for the “Mysterious Myth”

2 Visual Orienting

3 Visual Filtering

4 Visual Search

5 Sustained Attention

6 Multiple Object Tracking

7 Conclusion

References

Chapter Seven. Assessment of Motor Behavior Among Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

1 The Role of Movement Skills in Play

2 Assessment Measures

3 Criteria to Consider When Choosing an Assessment

4 Motor Abilities and Movement Skills

5 Intervention

6 Future Directions

References

Index

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