Handicaps and Developmental Disabilities. Matrix No. 10.

Autor/in	Prensky, Arthur L.
Institution	Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC.
Titel	Handicaps and Developmental Disabilities. Matrix No. 10.
Quelle	(1982), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Autism; Cerebral Palsy; Clinical Diagnosis; Developmental Disabilities; Disease Incidence; Epilepsy; High Risk Persons; Learning Disabilities; Mental Retardation; Research Needs; Therapy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Hirnlähmung; Entwicklungsstörung; Epilepsie; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Geistige Behinderung; Forschungsbedarf; Therapie
Abstract	This paper summarizes the recent advances achieved by research in the area of developmental disabilities, and discusses directions for future research in this area. Approximately 8 to 10 per cent of the pediatric population suffers from one or more developmental disabilities. The most common of these are learning disabilities, which include some behavioral problems, such as attention deficit disorders. Cerebral palsy, mental retardation, epilepsy, and autism are other disabilities that occur frequently in the pediatric population. Recently, there have been remarkable advances in understanding the cause of some developmental disabilities, notably epilepsy, mental retardation, and cerebral palsy. However, knowledge about other disabilities, such as learning disabilities and autism, is still very limited. Future progress in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental disabilities depends upon (1) an increased understanding of the causes of this disorder; (2) prevention of the occurrence or a decrease in the severity of developmental disabilities by treatment of their causes; (3) an increased understanding of the pathophysiology of the symptoms and signs that constitute a developmental disability; and (4) a realization that, in many instances, the symptoms and signs themselves can be treated by understanding their pathophysiology and without reference to their etiology. (Author/MP)
Anmerkungen	Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, DC 20013 (no price quoted).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01