Major Disorders Investigated:
Fragile X Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Down Syndrome
X-Linked Mental Retardation
Smith-Lemli-Opitz-Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Down Syndrome
X-Linked Mental Retardation
Smith-Lemli-Opitz-Syndrome
Additional Family Resources
General Resources
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
[http://www.aacap.org]
American Academy of Pediatrics
[http://www.aap.org/]
American Association on Mental Retardation
[http://www.aamr.org/]
American Psychiatric Association
[http://www.psych.org]
Autism Society of America
[http://www.autism-society.org]
Child Neurology Society
[http://www.childneurologysociety.org]
Disability Resources on the Internet
[http://www.disabilityresources.org]
Family Village Disability-Related Resources
[http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx]
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
[http://www.nichcy.org]
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
[http://www.nichd.nih.gov]
National Institute of Mental Health
[http://www.nimh.nih.gov]
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
[http://www.ninds.nih.gov]
The Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness
[http://www.nami.org]
Suggested Reading
Inlow JK, Restifo LL (2004). Molecular and Comparative Genetics of Mental Retardation. Genetics, 166: 835-81.
Johnston MV, Alemi L, Harum KH (2003). Learning, Memory, and Transcription Factors. Pediatric Research, 53: 369-74.
Johnston MV (2003). Brain plasticity in paediatric neurology. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 7:105-13.
Shevell M, Ashwal S, Donley D, Flint J, Gingold M, Hirtz D, Majnemer A, Noetzel M, Sheth RD (2003). Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with global developmental delay. Neurology, 60: 367-80.
Ramakers GJA (2002). Rho proteins, mental retardation, and the cellular basis of cognition. Trends in Neurosciences, 25: 191-99.
Kaufmann WE, Moser HW (2000). Dendritic anomalies in disorders associated with mental retardation. Cerebral Cortex, 10: 981-91.
Kaufmann WE. Mental retardation and learning disorders: a neuropathologic differentiation. In Capute AJ, Accardo PJ (Eds). Developmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co, Vol. 2, 1996. p49-70.
Additional Disorder Specific Resources
Fragile X Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Down Syndrome
X-Linked Mental Retardation
Smith-Lemli-Opitz-Syndrome
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
[http://www.aacap.org]
American Academy of Pediatrics
[http://www.aap.org/]
American Association on Mental Retardation
[http://www.aamr.org/]
American Psychiatric Association
[http://www.psych.org]
Autism Society of America
[http://www.autism-society.org]
Child Neurology Society
[http://www.childneurologysociety.org]
Disability Resources on the Internet
[http://www.disabilityresources.org]
Family Village Disability-Related Resources
[http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx]
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
[http://www.nichcy.org]
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
[http://www.nichd.nih.gov]
National Institute of Mental Health
[http://www.nimh.nih.gov]
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
[http://www.ninds.nih.gov]
The Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness
[http://www.nami.org]
Suggested Reading
Inlow JK, Restifo LL (2004). Molecular and Comparative Genetics of Mental Retardation. Genetics, 166: 835-81.
Johnston MV, Alemi L, Harum KH (2003). Learning, Memory, and Transcription Factors. Pediatric Research, 53: 369-74.
Johnston MV (2003). Brain plasticity in paediatric neurology. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 7:105-13.
Shevell M, Ashwal S, Donley D, Flint J, Gingold M, Hirtz D, Majnemer A, Noetzel M, Sheth RD (2003). Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with global developmental delay. Neurology, 60: 367-80.
Ramakers GJA (2002). Rho proteins, mental retardation, and the cellular basis of cognition. Trends in Neurosciences, 25: 191-99.
Kaufmann WE, Moser HW (2000). Dendritic anomalies in disorders associated with mental retardation. Cerebral Cortex, 10: 981-91.
Kaufmann WE. Mental retardation and learning disorders: a neuropathologic differentiation. In Capute AJ, Accardo PJ (Eds). Developmental Disabilities in Infancy and Childhood. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co, Vol. 2, 1996. p49-70.
Additional Disorder Specific Resources
Fragile X Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Down Syndrome
X-Linked Mental Retardation
Smith-Lemli-Opitz-Syndrome
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