Understanding Rett Syndrome: A guide to symptoms, management and treatment (Understanding Atypical Development) - Hardcover

Fabio, Rosa Angela; Caprì, Tindara; Martino, Gabriella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138600555 ISBN 13: 9781138600553

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138600555
• ISBN 13: 9781138600553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 134