Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Genetic Syndromes and Human Development - Hardcover

Katsarou, Dimitra V.: - Dimitra V. Katsarou is an Assistant Professor with Tenure of Developmental Psychopathology and Language Disorders at the Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design of the University of the Aegean. She has implemented more than 15 funded projects such as Erasmus plus, Cost eu, Erasmus sport etc mainly focusing on intergenerational activities among seniors, youngsters and preschool teachers and special education. She has 60 scholarly publications in influential peer-reviewed journals indexed in scientific databases and more than 100 conference presentations, she has written eleven children's fairy tales and three theatrical plays. She has authored three books, she is the scientific editor of eleven books and is participating in chapters in other scientific publications more than 50 so far. In parallel with the University of the Aegean, she has worked as adjunct faculty at the University of Nicosia, the University of Thessaly, the University of Derby, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Open University, the Frederick University and the Neapolis University of Paphos. Her research interests focus on the special education and psychological problems of children with intellectual disabilities, neurolinguistics, cognitive processes, autism, developmental psychopathology, speech development, genetic syndromes and intergenerational activities.Tsibidaki, Assimina: - Assimina Tsibidaki is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the Department of Primary Education at the University of the Aegean (Greece). Her research interests focus on the following areas: Students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), families raising a child with SEND, home-school collaboration, social support networks, technology and inclusive education, disability in children's literature and cinema. Her published work includes two books, editing and articles in Greece and abroad, as well as various participations in Greek and international conferences