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, offering support and guidance to all parents and caregivers learning how to help children with RTT.

Over the course of six chapters, Fabio, Caprì and, Martino explore signs and symptoms of RTT, along with an overview of treatment, therapy, and interventions for those living with the condition, focusing on technological aids such as eye-tracking and ICT and new neural techniques.

Illustrated with interviews with parents of children living with RTT, Understanding Rett Syndrome is essential reading for parents and caregivers, as well as practitioners in clinical and educational psychology, counseling, mental health, nursing, child welfare, public healthcare, and those in education.

Sommario

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tindara Caprì, Rosa Angela Fabio, Rosa Angela Capri Fabio, Fabio Rosa Angela, Gabriella Martino
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.09.2019
• EAN: 9781138600560
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60056-0
• Pagine: 128
• Serie: Understanding Atypical Development
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; 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, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Personal and public health / health education