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Description

The rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, mental retardation, hearing loss and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is rising in the United States. Although estimates of the prevalence of these disorders vary, figures from the CDC indicate that 4% of all school age children are developmentally disabled. During infancy, many important milestones in behavioral development are shared between human and nonhuman primates. Learning more about the causes of abnormal development in monkeys has provided important insights into the mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disabilities in human infants. This book documents the latest research not commonly found in other references, and provides a comprehensive look at the results from decades of work with nonhuman primates as it relates to child development and disability.

Key Features

  • Includes hot topics such as early chemical exposures, immunological influences on development, low birth weight, endocrine disrupters, pediatric AIDS, origin of childhood psychopathologies and assisted reproductive technology
  • Represents the significant body of work accumulated since funding for research on developmental disabilities has increased substantially in recent years

Readership

Researchers, clinicians, pediatricians and academicians studying neurodevelopmental disabilities who currently use or are planning on using primates for testing out potential drugs or procedures

Table of Contents

Introduction on Animal Models Normal Development in Macaques Low Birth Weight and Prematurity Environmental Complexity Environmental Chemicals Drugs of Abuse Maternal and Pediatric Medication Pediatric AIDS Endocrine Disrupters Origin of Childhood Psychopathologies Prenatal Stress Abnormal Behavior Neurochemistry Immunology Self-Injurious Behavior Sensory Disabilities Future Directions: Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Details

No. of pages:
472
Language:
English
Copyright:
© 2008
Published:
Imprint:
Academic Press
eBook ISBN:
9780080554068
Print ISBN:
9780123737434
Print ISBN:
9780123886408

About the editors

Thomas Burbacher

Affiliations and Expertise

Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

Kimberly Grant

Affiliations and Expertise

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

Gene Sackett

Affiliations and Expertise

Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.

Reviews

The rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, mental retardation, hearing loss and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is rising in the United States. Although estimates of the prevalence of these disorders vary, figures from the CDC indicate that 4% of all school age children are developmentally disabled. During infancy, many important milestones in behavioral development are shared between human and nonhuman primates. Learning more about the causes of abnormal development in monkeys has provided important insights into the mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental disabilities in human infants. This book documents the latest research not commonly found in other references, and provides a comprehensive look at the results from decades of work with nonhuman primates as it relates to child development and disability.
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