Caring for a child with severe intellectual disability in China: The example of Rett syndrome

Purpose: Rett syndrome is one of several genetic disorders known to cause severe intellectual and physical disability, mostly in girls. Girls affected by Rett syndrome appear to develop normally in the first 6 months of life, after which the usual clinical presentation comprises regression of commun...

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Main Authors: Lim, Faye, Downs, Jennepher, Li, Jianghong, Bao, Xinhua, Leonard, Helen
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12411