Understanding mental retardation / Patricia Ainsworth, Pamela Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ainsworth, Patricia, M.D.

Contributor:

Baker, Pamela C., 1950-

Series:

Understanding health and sickness series.

Understanding health and sickness series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual disability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

CONSUMER HEALTH-->. What measures can parents and advocates take to insure that people who have mental retardation live full, rewarding lives from infancy to old age?. Understanding Mental Retardation explores a diverse group of disorders from their biological roots to the everyday challenges faced by this special population and their families. With parents and those who care for people who have mental retardation in mind, Patricia Ainsworth and Pamela C. Baker write in a style that is at once accessible, informative, and sympathetic to the concerns of those affected. The authors provide pract

Contents:

What is mental retardation and who is affected?

Normal development

Evolving concepts of mental retardation

The first six years: infants, toddlers, and preschool children

School-aged children, adolescents, and teenagers

The adult years

The elderly

Psychiatric illness and mental retardation

Research on the future of prevention and treatment of mental retardation.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-48602-0

9786612486029

1-60473-053-6

OCLC:

62256909