Neurocognitive Rehabilitation of Down Syndrome: Early Years

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.

About the Author

Jean-Adolphe Rondal PhD is Emeritus Professor of Psycholinguistics and Neuropsychology of Language at the University of Liège, Belgium and Professor at the International School of the Pontifical Salesian University, Venice, Italy.

Juan Perera PhD is Director of the Centro Príncipe de Asturias, University of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Spain.

Donna Spiker PhD is General Manager of the Early Childhood Program, Center for Education and Human Services, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.