Scientific Studies in Mental Retardation

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Epidemiological aspects of severe mental retardation....Pages 3-23
Social influences in the aetiology and prevention of mild retardation....Pages 25-42
Aspects of prevention of pre-, peri- and postnatal brain pathology in severe and mild mental retardation An analysis from recent Swedish epidemiology research....Pages 43-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Chromosomal aspects of mental retardation....Pages 67-87
Pathology and vulnerability of the developing brain....Pages 89-106
Neurobiology and neurochemistry of the developing brain....Pages 107-132
Metabolic disorders in the aetiology of mental retardation....Pages 133-159
Tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism, neurological disease and mental retardation....Pages 161-181
Exposure to lead as an environmental factor in mental retardation....Pages 183-201
Infectious agents in the aetiology of mental retardation....Pages 203-232
The consequences of malnutrition for intellectual development....Pages 233-257
Ageing in the mentally retarded....Pages 259-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Social and educational adjustment of deaf children in relation to mental retardation....Pages 285-298
Visual impairment in the mentally retarded....Pages 299-321
Linguistic and prelinguistic development in moderate and severe mental retardation....Pages 323-352
The development of communication and cognition....Pages 353-373
Acquisition of non-vocal communication and discrimination learning in severely handicapped children....Pages 375-396
Selective attention and perception....Pages 397-418
Towards a comprehensive account of motor skill in severely retarded people....Pages 419-439
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Family processes and parent involvement....Pages 443-468
Front Matter....Pages 441-441
Environment and individuals with severe mental disability....Pages 469-478
Psychiatry and mental retardation....Pages 479-506
The psychiatrist and the retarded epileptic child....Pages 507-525
Mainstreaming handicapped students....Pages 527-546
Evaluation of services and staff training....Pages 547-571
Mental retardation — a world view....Pages 573-580
Back Matter....Pages 581-592