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ERIC Number: EJ593040
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Review and Implications for Educational Intervention.
Scott, Ellen M.; Smith, Tom E. C.; Hendricks, Mary D.; Polloway, Edward A.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v34 n1 p110-16 Mar 1999
This review of Prader-Willi Syndrome notes characteristics (mental retardation and excessive overeating). Educational interventions including weight management, cognitive and educational development, behavioral interventions, and transition to adulthood are discussed. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Congenital Impairments, Educational Needs, Intervention, Mental Retardation, Obesity, Special Health Problems, Transitional Programs
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Prader Willi Syndrome