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Residual normality: Friend or foe?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Michael Thomas
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, United Kingdomm.thomas@bbk.ac.uk
Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Affiliation:
Neurocognitive Development Unit, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdoma.karmiloff-smith@ich.ucl.ac.uk http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/units/ncdu/NDU_homepage.htm

Abstract

In response to our target article, many of the commentators concentrated on our notion of Residual Normality. In our response, we focus on the questions raised by this idea. However, we also examine broader issues concerning the importance of incorporating a realistic theory of the process of development into explanations of developmental deficits.

Type
Author's Response
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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