Intellectual disability [[electronic resource] ] : management, causes and social perceptions / / edited by Domenico F. Mancini, Carlo M. Greco

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779528803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Biomedical, c2012
• ISBN: 1-61942-306-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Collana: Mental illnesses and treatments; Disability and the disabled
• Altri autori (Persone): ManciniDomenico F; GrecoCarlo M
• Disciplina: 616.8588
• Soggetti: Intellectual disability; Intellectual disability - Treatment; Intellectual disability - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: MANAGEMENT, CAUSES AND SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1. SUBTELOMERIC ENDINGS â€? CHROMOSOMAL REGIONS WITH A HIGH DIAGNOSTIC IMPACT IN MENTAL RETARDATION SYNDROMES: INSIGHTS FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT CHROMOSOME TIPS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SUBTELOMERIC ARCHITECTURE""; ""SUBTELOMERIC HAPLOTYPES""; ""SUBTELOMERE SCREENING COHORTS""; ""SUBTELOMERE SCREENING PROCEDURES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Pathologic Subtelomeric Aberrations and Syndromes""; ""Monosomy 1p36""""Monosomy 2q37.3""; ""Monosomy 4p16.3""; ""Monosomy 5p15.33""; ""Monosomy 6p25""; ""Monosomy 9q34""; ""Monosomy 17p13.3""; ""Monosomy 22q13""; ""There Is No Specific Molecular Mechanism for Subtelomeric Rearrangements""; ""Subtelomeric Rearrangements and Holoprosencephaly (HPE)""; ""Subtelomeric Rearrangements and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy""; ""Subtelomeric Rearrangements and WASH Genes""; ""DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN PATHOLOGIC IMBALANCE AND ; POLYMORPHISM""; ""Frequencies of Subtelomeric Polymorphisms in Different Study Groups""; ""Characterization of Distal Subtelomeric Polymorphisms""""Characterization of Interstitial Subtelomeric Polymorphisms""; ""Boundaries between Polymorphisms and Pathogenic Imbalance and the Role of the Size of Variants""; ""Subtelomere Screening in Prenatal Diagnosis""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2. INCREASING OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH DATA-BASED MECHANISMS FOR STAFF TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""SECTION ONE â€? INTRODUCTION AND RELEVANCE""; ""SECTION TWO - THE ROLE OF SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH IN EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES""""SECTION THREE - EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, STAFF TRAINING, AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT""; ""SECTION FOUR - MANAGEMENT OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR""; ""SECTION FIVE â€? REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA-BASED PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND FEEDBACK SYSTEMS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3. INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY MANAGEMENT, CAUSES AND SOCIAL PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS WELL-DEFINED SITUATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEFINITIONS: THE UNSCIENTIFIC GAME""; ""General English Dictionaries""; ""Scientific Dictionaries""""MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE""; ""WHAT CAUSES DEVELOPMENTAL (INTELLECTUAL) DISABILITIES(EX MENTAL RETARDATION)""; ""SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS""; ""NUMEROUS DISPUTANDUM""; ""World Health Organization""; ""MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY""; ""MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (EX MENTAL RETARDATION)""; ""MANAGEMENT (THE WHAT? HOW? INITIATIVES)""; ""MANAGING DISABILITIES AT SCHOOL SETTINGS""; ""Social Concern""; ""What Can Management Offer?""; ""How the Manager Will Perform?""; ""FUTURE TRENDS IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES""; ""CONCLUSION""