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Are developmental disabilities the same in children and adults?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Paula Tallal
Paula Tallal
Affiliation:
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102 Tallal@axon.rutgers.edu
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Abstract

Thomas & Karmiloff-Smith (T&K-S) raise an issue of considerable theoretical importance: Are developmental disorders like cases of adult brain damage? However, a related question: Are developmental disabilities the same in children and adults? is rarely addressed. Failure to consider the cumulative and differing effects of aberrant development across the life span confounds the current literature on both developmental dyslexia and Specific Language Impairment.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 768 - 769
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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