Includes bibliographical references and index.

Psychobiology - consequences of abnormalities in Down's syndrome on brain structure and function, K.E. Wisniewksi, E. Kida and W.T. Brown; learning. memory and neural function in Down's syndrome, L. Nadel; Alzheimer's disease, neuropathology and dementia in Down's syndrome, H.M. Wisniewski and W. Silverman. Perception and cognition - visual and auditory perception in children with Down's syndrome, S.M. Pueschel and M. Sustrova; cross-domain relations in Down's syndrome, R. Hodapp; learning in young children with Down's syndrome: development trends, J. Wishart. Language and communication - oral language in Down's syndrome, J.A. Rondal; the practical and theoretical significance of teaching literacy skills to children with Down's syndrome, S. Buckley, G. Bird and A. Byrne; alternative and augmentive systems of communication for children with Down's syndrome, R. Remington and S. Clarke. Early intervention - future directions in early intervention for children with Down's syndrome, M.J. Guralnick. Personality and development - socio-affective development in infants and children with Down's syndrome, I.G. Candel, J.A. Carranza Carnicero and J. Perez-Lopez; psychiatric disorders and behavioural concerns in persons with Down's syndrome, S.M. Pueschel, B. Myers and M., Sustrova; pyschosexual behaviour, sexuality and management issues in individuals with Down's syndrome, D.C. Van Dyke, D.M. McBrien and P.J. Mattheis. Integration - school integration for Down's syndrome children: policies, problems and processes, M. Beveridge; social and labour integration of people with Down's syndrome, J. Perera. Concluding comments.