Understanding Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Grace Iarocci is Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Lab at Simon Fraser University. She is also a practicing psychologist in British Columbia, Canada.

Wide ranging text offering a developmental approach and contextual understanding of intellectual disabilities, with chapters dedicated to specific conditions such as autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, and foetal alcohol spectrum conditions.

Part I: FoundationsChapter 1: Introduction: The Basics of a Developmental ApproachChapter 2: Gene-Environment Interactions and Intellectual DisabilityChapter 3: Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis Of Intellectual And Developmental DisabilitiesPart II: Intellectual DisabilitiesChapter 4: Down SyndromeChapter 5: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersChapter 6: Neurogenetic Syndromes and Rare Disorders Associated with Intellectual DisabilityPart III: Developmental DisabilitiesChapter 7: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Psychological Theories and ExplanationsChapter 8: Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Difference): Features, Identification and ScreeningChapter 9: Language and CommunicationChapter 10: Specific Learning DisorderChapter 11: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderPart IV: Developmental Disability in ContextChapter 12: Intellectual Disability in the Family ContextChapter 13: Broadening Perspectives on Developmental Disability