International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

by Laraine Masters Glidden

Overview

Mental retardation is defined as a condition in which an individual exhibits below-average intellectual abilities and immature behavior, characterized by an IQ below 70. Some studies have suggested that approximately 1% of the world's general population is mentally retarded. As such, mental retardation presents a major challenge to social, educational, health, and economic systems across the globe. This serial was established under the editorship of Dr. Norman R. Ellis in 1966. As a result of his editorial effort and the contributions of many authors, the serial is now recognized as the best source of reviews of behavioral research on mental retardation. From its inception, active research scientists and graduate students in mental retardation have looked to this serial as a major source of critical reviews of research and theory in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123662255
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/04/2002
Series:	International Review of Research in Mental Retardation , #25
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

	Contributors	ix
	Preface	xi
	Characterizations of the Competence of Parents of Young Children with Disabilities
I	Introduction	1
II	Purpose and Approach	4
III	Contrasting Models of Parenting Competence	6
IV	Literature Analysis	7
V	Descriptive Characterizations	20
VI	Summary and Conclusion	23
Appendix	Citations for Rated Articles	25
	References	29
	Parent-Child Interactions When Young Children Have Disabilities
I	Introduction	35
II	The Significance of Parents and Parenting	37
III	The Prominence of Bidirectional and Transactional Models	37
IV	Child Interaction Abilities: What Does the Child Bring to the Interaction?	39
V	Parent-Child Interactions: What Does the Parent Bring to the Interaction?	46
VI	Toward an Adaptational Model of Parental Interactive Behavior	50
VII	The Role of Parental Affect and the Family Ecology as Context	52
VIII	Studies about Interventions to Promote Responsive Parent-Child Interactions	56
IX	Conclusions and Future Research Directions	60
	References	63
	The Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs
I	Introduction	71
II	The Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs	73
III	Conclusions	99
	References	102
	Diagnosis of Autistic Disorder: Problems and New Directions
I	Introduction	107
II	Early Identification of Autistic Disorder	109
III	Ontogeny of Development	111
IV	Differentiating Autistic Disorder and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders	116
V	Autistic Disorder and Asperger's Disorder	118
VI	Diagnostic Tools	123
VII	Summary	127
	References	128
	Social Cognition: A Key to Understanding Adaptive Behavior in Individuals with Mild Mental Retardation
I	Introduction	135
II	Social-Cognitive Processes in Individuals with MMR: A Review and Synthesis of Existing Research	141
III	The Storehouse of Social Knowledge	167
IV	Implications for Adaptive Behavior	169
	References	175
	Proxy Responding for Subjective Well-Being: A Review
I	The Data for This Review	185
II	Data Eliminated Due to Unreliability	189
III	Data Eliminated Due to Objective Content	189
IV	Processes That Damage Proxy Accuracy	190
V	Processes That Might Enhance Proxy Accuracy	196
VI	A Synthesis	197
VII	Conclusion and Summary	201
	References	202
	People with Intellectual Disabilities from Ethnic Minority Communities in the United States and the United Kingdom
I	Introduction	209
II	Race, Ethnicity, and Culture	211
III	Increasing Ethnic Diversity: Challenges to Prevailing Theory and Research in Intellectual Disabilities	213
IV	Prevalence Rates, Numbers, and Characteristics of People with Intellectual Disabilities across Different Ethnic Communities	215
V	Families from Minority Ethnic Communities with a Person with Intellectual Disabilities	219
VI	Conclusions: A Research Agenda	229
	References	234
	Perception and Action in Mental Retardation
I	Introduction	241
II	Perceptual, Cognitive, and Action Components of Intelligence	245
III	Perceptual Deficits in Mental Retardation	249
IV	Motor Learning	259
V	Abilities and Real Skills	265
VI	Speed-Accuracy and Motor Control	268
VII	Motor Learning and Control: Concluding Comments	271
	References	273
	Index	279
	Contents of Previous Volumes	289

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A broad look at recent mental retardation research

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Series
"This book is highly detailed and heavily referenced."
—BIOSIS
"Belongs on the shelves of every serious student and researcher whose focal interest is the retarded."
—JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
"Practically every article is of interest for psychologists who are involved with mental retardation."
—CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

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