Developmental-Behavioral Disorders: Selected Topics Volume 3 (Critical Issues in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics)

Intended as a companion for standard reference textbooks. Twenty-five contributions address such topics as the global context, ethical issues, test instruments, neonatal brain care, early identification of cerebral palsy, epilepsy (implications for intelligence, learning, and behavior) , learning disabilities, clefting syndromes, fragile x syndrome, potential neurodevelopmental and behavioral complications of neuropharmaoclogical therapies, babies that don't sleep, toilet training refusal, and adolescent sex. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.