A comprehensive guide to intellectual and developmental disabilities / edited by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Ph. D., University of Kansas, Ivan Brown, Ph. D., Brock University, Maire Percy, Ph. D., University of Toronto, Surrey Place Centre, Toronto, Karrie A. Shogren, Ph. D., University of Kansas, and Wai Lun Alan Fung, M.D., Sc. D., University of Toronto.

The trusted core disability textbook gets a comprehensive update in the second edition, now thoroughly revised to include all the critical topics today's professionals need to know about as they work with people of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Brought to you by a new team of world renowned experts and contributors, this volume fully prepares future educators, social workers, researchers, and clinicians to provide the best services and support to children and adults across the lifespan. Tomorrow's professionals will discover what to do and how to do it as they prepare for their important work, and they'll refer to this user-friendly compendium year after year for information, insights, and answers. A cornerstone text for any course focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities, this is an essential reference for every in-service professionals library. The ideal core text for intellectual and developmental disability courses are: broad and deep, with thorough, up-to-date information on intervention, education, family roles, health issues, and specific disabilities; lifespan focus, with topics ranging from genetics and development to issues relating to aging; multidisciplinary, blending research and personal experiences of more than seventy esteemed authors from diverse fields; immediately applicable, presenting both the facts and practical, real world advice on meeting the individual needs of people with disabilities; student friendly, with learning objectives, instructive case stories, stimulating questions for reflection comma and key internet sources. --Cover.