In recent years our approach to neurodevelopmental disorders has undergone

extraordinary change. This has resulted from tremendous progress in various several

disciplines including developmental neuroscience, behavioural and molecular genetics,

and developmental neurobiology, and from the very high quality now achievable

in neuroimaging and neurophysiological techniques.

This publication aims to provide a concise and interdisciplinary approach to the study

of the different cognitive/behavioural phenotypes encountered in a wide range of neurodevelopmental

disorders. Starting from methodological, nosographic, and assessment

premises, the book deals with selected disorders of a defined but still complex

genetic aetiology, and concludes with a description of the neuropsychiatric disorders

that are most commonly encountered during development.