Books
Scientific Books
Our scientific books highlight the latest interdisciplinary approaches to disability across the life span – from infancy to old age. These books showcase international experts in medicine, behavioral science, neuroscience, communication disorders, gerontology, and psychology, and advance new directions for research. They are available for purchase from commercial publishers in these subject areas:
Mental Retardation and Autism
Aging and Communication
Language Acquisition in Children
Inherited and Environmental Factors in Disability
Developmental Language Disorders New Scientific Research on Reading
The Connections between Language and Reading Disabilities
Additionally, the Merrill Center white papers are available.
Available Books
Infant Pathways to Language: Methods, Models, and Research Directions (2008)
The Connections Between Language and Reading Disabilities (2004)
Developmental Language Disorders: From Phenotypes to Etiologies (2004)
Self-Injurious Behavior: Gene-Brain-Behavior Relationships (2002)
Aging, Communication and Health: Linking Research and Practice for Successful Aging (2001)
Toward a Genetics of Language (1996)
Constraints on Language: Aging, Grammar and Memory (1999)