In each instance, agencies provide research space, access to clients, and some
labor as part of a consultation contract. Children's Research Center provides
consultant reports, seminars, scheduled staff observations, and access to a
comprehensive library. These relationships have resulted in significant changes
in both the agencies and the research. For the agencies, changes have included
methods of evaluating clients, production design, material flow, client training,
record ...
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. Volume 38 of the series offers chapters on autism intervention research, health, development and intellectual disabilities, perceptual-motor deficits in Down syndrome, and psychopathology in individuals with intellectual disabilities. *Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of mental retardation *A vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are covered *An excellent resource for academic researchers
With this volume, Volume 38, I assume the job of general series editor of the
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation. Ably edited since
Volume 20 by Laraine Masters Glidden, the International Review has con- tinued
its role as ...
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. Volume 36 of the series offers chapters on newborn screening for intellectual disability; responsive parenting; Trisomy 21; Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down Syndrome; foolish action in adults with intellectual disabilities; animal models of self-injurious behavior; theoretical and methodological issues in sibling research; understanding individual differences in adaptation in parents of children with intellectual disabilitie; and “What Do You Think If . . . “ using vignettes to study attitudes toward adult sibling caregiving and competence of parents of children with disabilities. The wide range of topics covered in these chapters make Volume 36 of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation a particularly valuable resource for academic researchers in developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as those in neuropsychology. *Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of mental retardation *A vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are covered *An excellent resource for academic researchers
PREFACE. As you have come to expect in eclectic volumes of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, the range of focus in Volume 36 is
broad. The empirical work described includes animal models and research as
well ...
