Genetic Etiologies of Mental Retardation: Issues for Interventions and Interventionists

摘要

This paper outlines some practical implications of new work on the behavioral effects of genetic mental retardation disorders. After describing historical and definitional issues concerning so-called "behavioralphenotypes," we use Down syndrome and Williams syndrome to illustrate how specific genetic disorders might differentially predispose individuals to particular, etiology-related behaviors. We then explore educational and other intervention implications of such etiology-related behaviors, before ending with a discussion of the area's critical unresolved issues.