Down Syndrome : neurobehavioural specificity / edited by Jean-Adolphe Rondal and Juan Perera.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Specificity in Down syndrome: a new therapeutic criterion / J. Perera -- Down syndrome: from pathology to pathogenesis / Krystina Wisniewsky ... [et al.] -- Aging and susceptibility to Alzheimer disease in Down syndrome / David Patterson -- Down syndrome specificity in health issues / Alberto Rasore Quartino -- Neuropsychological aspects of Down syndrome / Lynn Nadel -- The contribution of memory to the behavioral phenotype of Down syndrome / Darlyne Devenny -- Specific language profiles in Down syndrome and other genetic syndromes of mental retardation / Jean-Adolphe Rondal -- Total versus partial specificity in the behavior of persons with Down syndrome / Robert Hodapp -- The emergence of a syndrome-specific personality profile in young children with Down syndrome / Deborah Fidler -- Learning difficulties in Down syndrome / Giovanni Guazzo -- Off to a good start: early intervention for infants and young children with Down syndrome and their families / Donna Spiker -- Family setting in Down syndrome / Salvatore Soresi, Laura Nota, & Lea Ferrari.