Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation

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1995
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Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with nonretarded children to several types of retarded individuals. The editors and contributors define the developmental approach and explore theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations. Problems involving similar sequences of development, cross-domain relations, the environment, and motivation are all discussed, as is the importance of separating the various etiological groups for research and intervention purposes. The contributors also examine the nature of development in specific etiological groups; types of retardation that are addressed include: cultural-familial retardation, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, autism, and children with sensory and motor handicaps. This significant volume demonstrates how data from nonretarded development can inform work with retarded populations and how findings from children with mental retardation enrich developmental theory.

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Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with nonretarded children to several types of retarded individuals. The editors and contributors define the developmental approach and explore theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations. Problems involving similar sequences of development, cross-domain relations, the environment, and motivation are all discussed, as is the importance of separating the various etiological groups for research and intervention purposes. The contributors also examine the nature of development in specific etiological groups; types of retardation that are addressed include: cultural-familial retardation, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, autism, and children with sensory and motor handicaps. This significant volume demonstrates how data from nonretarded development can inform work with retarded populations and how findings from children with mental retardation enrich developmental theory.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 354
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01 Jun 1995
ISBN 10: 0521467578
ISBN 13: 9780521467575
Book Overview: This book is exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with non-retarded children to several types of retarded individuals.

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'This is a book of only strengths! It will obviously be 'must' reading for every professional and graduate student in developmental psychology. It should also have that status for every serious student and professional in the field of mental retardation, especially those who are involved in the preparation of professional personnel.' Mental Retardation
...a solid book that has capsulized the significance of the developmental perspective and how data from the development of individuals without mental retardation can be used to guide work with the mentally retarded population. This feature of the book is further enchanced by a perspective that shows how research from children with mental retardation can also enrich developmental theory. This is a book of only strengths! Mental Retardation
...this book is directed primarily at researchers in the field of mental retardation and secondarily at those interested in normal development. Both of these groups should read this book....After reading it, I am even more convinced that developmental theory will both benefit persons with mental retardation and learn from them. James V. Kahn, American Journal of Mental Retardation
Before reading this volume, I believed that developmental psychologists could learn a great deal from the study of persons with mental retardation and that the field of mental retardation could learn a great deal from the study of development. After reading it, I am even more convinced that developmental theory will both benefit persons with mental retardation and learn from them. American Journal of Mental Retardation
...the editors achieve their purpose with a text that is must reading for graduate students and professionals in developmental psychology and special education who are willing to 'get their hands in the dirt' of scholarly efforts toward an explanation of the nature of mental retardation. Contemporary Psychology
There are few books in the literature of mental retardation that I consider to be of landmark status. This is one of them Harvey N. Switzsky, American Journal of Mental Retardation
...this book is directed primarily at researchers in the field of mental retardation and secondarily at those interested in normal development. Both of these groups should read this book....After reading it, I am even more convinced that developmental theory will both benefit persons with mental retardation and learn from them. James V. Kahn, American Journal of Mental Retardation