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Intellectual disability : definition, classification, and systems of supports
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This is the first official AAIDD definition manual with the terminology 'Intellectual Disability' (formerly mental retardation) and an authoritative definition and diagnostic system of intellectual disability designed to give you a thorough and step-by-step understanding of all the factors that go into determining intellectual disability.Abstract:
This manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying intellectual disability and developing a system of supports for people living with an intellectual disability. Written by a committee of 18 experts, this eleventh edition is based on seven years of work on: a synthesis of current information and best practices regarding intellectual disability; numerous reviews and critiques of the 10th edition of the AAIDD definition manual; and, feedback from the field regarding a series of articles published by the Committee. This is the first official AAIDD definition manual with the terminology 'Intellectual Disability' (formerly mental retardation). Learn an authoritative definition and diagnostic system of intellectual disability designed to give you a thorough and step-by-step understanding of all the factors that go into determining intellectual disability. Consult expert guidelines on critical issues such as the role of assessment in the diagnostic process, challenges faced in quantifying intelligence, evaluating the role of IQ in making a diagnosis, and how to assess adaptive behaviour. Understand key clinical judgment strategies to enhance the validity and precision of a clinician's decision on the diagnosis of intellectual disability. Learn how the Manual can serve college and university students in health and related disciplines. Discover the relationship between the AAIDD System and other diagnostic systems. Read detailed discussions on the 10 dimensions of support areas in a person's life and various approaches to individualized service planning. Understand why the Manual is invaluable for school psychologists and other special education professionals for determining eligibility and learn how the IDEA and the AAIDD supports-based system are related. Learn about the unique needs of people with intellectual disability with higher IQs. Read updated essays on how to apply the AAIDD Definition System within special education systems, public policy initiatives, and provider organizations.read more
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Intellectual developmental disorders: towards a new name, definition and framework for "mental retardation/intellectual disability" in ICD-11.
Luis Salvador Carulla,Geoffrey M. Reed,Leila M. Vaez-Azizi,Sally-Ann Cooper,Rafael Martinez Leal,Marco O. Bertelli,Colleen M. Adnams,Sherva Cooray,Shoumitro Deb,Leyla Akoury Dirani,Satish Chandra Girimaji,Gregorio Katz,Henry Kwok,Ruth Luckasson,Rune J. Simeonsson,Carolyn O Walsh,Carolyn O Walsh,Kemir Munir,Kemir Munir,Shekhar Saxena +19 more
TL;DR: The Working Group proposes replacing mental retardation with intellectual developmental disorders, defined as "a group of developmental conditions characterized by significant impairment of cognitive functions, which are associated with limitations of learning, adaptive behaviour and skills".
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Determinants of stress in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.
TL;DR: Results indicated that fathers reported higher levels of stress than mothers and that the stress levels of both parents were associated with their child’s age, intellectual quotient, severity of autistic symptoms, and adaptive behaviors.
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Models of Disability, Quality of Life, and Individualized Supports: Implications for Professional Practice in Intellectual Disability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the context and key components of models of human functioning (American Association on Intellectual and Development Disabilities; International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health), supports, and quality of life, and demonstrate how these are related by synthesizing their similarities and differences.
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Internet Access by People with Intellectual Disabilities: Inequalities and Opportunities
TL;DR: Some of the potential benefits the Internet could provide to people with intellectual disabilities, including the potential for self-expression, advocacy and developing friendships are critically described.
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Systematic Phenomics Analysis Deconvolutes Genes Mutated in Intellectual Disability into Biologically Coherent Modules
Korinna Kochinke,Christiane Zweier,Bonnie Nijhof,Michaela Fenckova,Pavel Cizek,Frank Honti,Shivakumar Keerthikumar,Merel A.W. Oortveld,Tjitske Kleefstra,Jamie M. Kramer,Caleb Webber,Martijn A. Huynen,Annette Schenck +12 more
TL;DR: This study and resource provide systematic insights into the molecular and clinical landscape of ID disorders, represent a significant step toward overcoming current limitations in ID research, and prove the utility of systematic human and cross-species phenomics analyses in highly heterogeneous genetic disorders.