Intellectual disability : definition, classification, and systems of supports / the AAIDD Ad Hoc Committee on Terminology and Classification.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual disability--Classification.

Intellectual disability.

Intellectual Disability--classification.

Medical Subjects:

Intellectual Disability--classification.

Genre:

Classification.

Physical Description:

xvi, 259 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

Eleventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, [2010]

Contents:

List of tables

List of figures

Definition of intellectual disability

Understanding intellectual disability and its assessments. Definition of intellectual disability

Multidimensional framework for understanding intellectual disability

Role of assessment in diagnosis, classification, and systems of supports

Diagnosis and classification of intellectual disability. Intellectual functioning and its assessment

Adaptive behavior and its assessment

Role of etiology in the diagnosis of intellectual disability

Multidimensional approach to classification

Role of clinical judgment in diagnosis, classification, and development of systems of support.

Systems of supports. Support of persons with intellectual disability

Prevention as a form of support

Mental and physical health-related supports

Support needs of persons with intellectual disability who have higher IQ scores

Implications. Implications for public policy

Implications for education

Implications for support provider organizations

Glossary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781935304043

1935304046

OCLC:

435422270