TY - JOUR
T1 - The importance of understanding the behavioural phenotypes of genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability
AU - Waite, Jane
AU - Heald, Mary
AU - Wilde, Lucy
AU - Woodcock, Kate
AU - Welham, Alice
AU - Adams, Dawn
AU - Oliver, Chris
N1 - © 2014, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - Behavioural phenotype research is of benefit to a large number of children with genetic syndromes and associated developmental delay. This article presents an overview of this research area and demonstrates how understanding pathways between gene disorders and behaviour can inform our understanding of the difficulties individuals with genetic syndromes and developmental delay experience, including self-injurious behaviour, social exploitation, social anxiety, social skills deficits, sensory differences, temper outbursts and repetitive behaviours. In addition, physical health difficulties and their interaction with behaviour are considered. The article demonstrates the complexity involved in assessing a child with a rare genetic syndrome.
AB - Behavioural phenotype research is of benefit to a large number of children with genetic syndromes and associated developmental delay. This article presents an overview of this research area and demonstrates how understanding pathways between gene disorders and behaviour can inform our understanding of the difficulties individuals with genetic syndromes and developmental delay experience, including self-injurious behaviour, social exploitation, social anxiety, social skills deficits, sensory differences, temper outbursts and repetitive behaviours. In addition, physical health difficulties and their interaction with behaviour are considered. The article demonstrates the complexity involved in assessing a child with a rare genetic syndrome.
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751722214000997
U2 - 10.1016/j.paed.2014.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.paed.2014.05.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1751-7222
VL - 24
SP - 468
EP - 472
JO - Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom)
JF - Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom)
IS - 10
ER -