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Understanding Developmental Disorders: A Causal Modelling Approach

ISBN: 978-0-631-18758-5
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320 pages
January 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A review of competing theories about what can go wrong with early brain development, causing a child to develop outside the normal range.
  • Based on the idea that understanding developmental disorders requires us to talk about biological, cognitive, behavioural and environmental factors, and to talk about causal relationships among these elements.
  • Explains what causal modelling is and how to do it.
  • Compares different theories about particular developmental disorders using causal modelling.
  • Will have a profound impact on research in the fields of psychology, neuroscience and medicine.
  • A long-awaited book from the founder of the MRC Cognitive Developmental Unit, John Morton.

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