Identifying and Addressing the Social Issues Experienced by Individuals with IDD

by Robert M. Hodapp (Editor), Deborah J. Fidler (Editor), Marisa H. Fisher (Editor)

Overview

Identifying and Addressing the Social Issues Experienced by Individuals with IDD, Volume 52 provides an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems and syndromes, etc. of developmental disabilities. Updates to this new volume include chapters on Using large-scale databases to examine abuse and vulnerability in populations with ASD and other developmental disabilities, Peer relationships among children with ASD: Social acceptance, friendships and peer networks, Negative peer experiences in adolescents with ASD in the general education setting, Pathways to Inclusion and Belonging: Peer-Mediated Interventions for Students with Severe Disabilities, and Social Vulnerability in Williams Syndrome. Contributors to this series come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. - Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of developmental disabilities - Contains a vast range of perspectives, with many topics covered - Presents an excellent resource for academic researchers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128118238
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	08/22/2017
Series:	International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities , #52
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	254
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Dr. Deborah Fidler is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. Her research expertise is in the area of early development in individuals with neurogenetic syndromes, with a particular focus on the behavioral phenotype in Down syndrome and its implications for intervention and educational practice.

Table of Contents

1. Using large-scale databases to examine abuse and vulnerability in populations with ASD and other developmental disabilities2. Peer relationships among children with ASD: Social acceptance, friendships and peer networks3. Negative peer experiences in adolescents with ASD in the general education setting4. Pathways to Inclusion and Belonging: Peer-Mediated Interventions for Students with Severe Disabilities5. Social Vulnerability in Williams Syndrome6. Achieving Justice in the Criminal Justice System as Victims or Defendants: Challenges Faced by People with Intellectual Disability7. Sexuality and ID

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Provides an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes, etc. of developmental disabilities