Main description:

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Contents:

1. Health issues among persons with intellectual disabilities
Yona Lunsky and Johanna Lake
2. Use of community health workers (promotodoras de salud) in family interventions with Latino families of children with IDD
Sandy Magana
3. Executive functioning in young children with and without IDD
Deborah Fidler and Elizabeth Will
4. Preschool-based early autism intervention
Kathy Lawton
5. Adaptive behavior, measurements, and interventions for young children with intellectual disabilities
Lisa A. Daunhauer, Brianne Gerlach-McDonald and Mary A. Khetani
6. The psychology of decision-making
Linda Hickson