Primate models of children's health and developmental disabilities

摘要: The rate of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, mental retardation, hearing loss and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is rising in the United States. Although estimates prevalence these disorders vary, figures from CDC indicate that 4 per cent all school age children are developmentally disabled. During infancy, many important milestones behavioral development shared between human nonhuman primates. Learning more about causes abnormal monkeys has provided insights into mechanisms underlying disabilities infants.This book documents latest research not commonly found other references, provides a comprehensive look at results decades work with primates as it relates to child disability. It includes hot topics such early chemical exposures, immunological influences on development, low birth weight, endocrine disrupters, pediatric AIDS, origin childhood psychopathologies assisted reproductive technology. represents significant body accumulated since funding for developmental increased substantially recent years.