Genetic Disorders of Intellectual Disability: Expanding our Concepts of Phenotypes and of Family Outcomes

摘要: Over the past two decades, great strides have been made in our understandings of how genetic conditions influence behavior and such so-called “behavioral phenotypes” parent family stress coping. In this paper, we call for expansions directions. First, as a field need to go beyond concepts phenotypes, also include many medical, physical, other “non-behavioral” phenotypes that children’s everyday lives. Second, examining etiology-related affect others, outcome parental stress. regard, focus on health, well-being, various life choices, well parenting children with specific disorders can often lead positive perceptions outcomes. We end by discussing remaining research issues these relate clinical practice.