How can early, intensive training help a genetic disorder?

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Altemeier, William A ^a,c   Altemeier, Leah E ^b,d  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CHDD ^*  (United States)

^d CHDD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

AMBLYOPIA; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NOTE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH THERAPY; SYNAPSE; TRAINING; VISUAL CORTEX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 65649129003     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20090301-01     Document Type: Note

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