Understanding Intellectual Disability

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<P><EM>Understanding Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Professionals and Parents</EM> supports professionals and parents in understanding critical concepts, correct assessment procedures, delicate and science-infused communication practices and treatment methods concerning children with intellectual disabilities.</P><P>From a professional perspective, this book relies on developmental neuropsychology and psychiatry to describe relevant measures and qualitative observations when making a diagnosis and explores the importance of involving parents in the reconstruction of a child¿s developmental history. From a parent¿s perspective, the book shows how enriched environments can empower children¿s learning processes, and how working with patients, families, and organizations providing care and treatment services can be effectively integrated with attachment theory. Throughout seven chapters, the book offers an exploration of diagnostic procedures, new insights on the concept of inte