Understanding Rett Syndrome - A Guide to Symptoms, Management and Treatment

Understanding Rett Syndrome offers a concise, evidence-based introduction to Rett Syndrome (RTT), covering a range of topics from diagnosis and causes, to treatment and family management. It focuses on improving the quality of life for those with the syndrome by suggesting practical ways of managing the condition at home and at school.

List of contents

1: Signs and Symptoms of Rett Syndrome
2: What causes Rett Syndrome
3: Living with the condition of Rett Syndrome: Quality of life and family systems
4: Treatment and therapy
5: From assessment to intervention
6: Practical ways to manage the condition at school
7: Rett Syndrome around the world
Glossary
Index

About the author

Rosa Angela Fabio is Full Professor of General Psychology at the University of Messina, Italy.
Tindara Caprì is Contract Professor at the University of Messina, Italy.
Gabriella Martino is a Researcher in Clinical Psychology at the University of Messina, Italy.

Summary

Understanding Rett Syndrome offers a concise, evidence-based introduction to Rett Syndrome (RTT), covering a range of topics from diagnosis and causes, to treatment and family management. It focuses on improving the quality of life for those with the syndrome by suggesting practical ways of managing the condition at home and at school.

Product details

• Authors: Tindara Capri, Tindara Caprì, Rosa Angela Fabio, Rosa Angela Capri Fabio, Fabio Rosa Angela, Gabriella Martino
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781138600553
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60055-3
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: Understanding Atypical Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Special education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Nursing, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychotherapy: child and adolescent, Personal and public health / health education, Teaching of students with learning difficulties or disorders, Physiological psychology, neuropsychology, biopsychology