FOREWORD: Yvonne Milne, Founder and President UKRSA (v)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (vii)

INTRODUCTION: The Girl with Rett Syndrome (1)

PART 1: FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNING (9)

1. Physical Factors (10)
2. Social Factors (16)
3. Emotional Factors (23)
4. Intellectual Factors (32)

PART 2: THE SPECIFIC BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN RETT SYNDROME (41)

5.  Hand Dysfunction (42)
6.  Delayed Response (49)
7.  Apraxia (53)

PART 3: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS (57)

8. Attitudes and Values (59)
9. The Curriculum (80)
10. Specific Teaching Strategies (110)

BIBLIOGRAPHY (125)

INDEX (131)