International Revie of Research in Mental Retardation [Hardcover]

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

Volume 32 of the series offers chapters in language development, residential services research, the intersection of poverty and socio-economic position with intellectual disability, prenatal stress and adverse birth outcome, fluid cognition, dietary habits, and screening for autism.

The wide range of topics covered in these chapters make Volume 32 of the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation a particularly valuable resource for academic researchers in developmental and cognitive psychology, as well as those in neuropsychology.

• Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of mental retardation
• A vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are covered
• An excellent resource for academic researchers

Chapter 1
Research in Language Development and Mental Retardation: History, Theories, Findings, and Future Directions
Leonard Abbeduto, Yolanda Keller-Bell, Erica Kesin Richmond and Melissa M. Murphy

Chapter 2
Residential Services Research in the Developmental Disabilities Sector
John W. Jacobson and Steve Holburn

Chapter 3
The Measurement of Poverty and Socio-Economic Position in Research Involving People with Intellectual Disability
Eric Emerson, Hilary Graham, and Chris Hatton

Chapter 4
The Influence of Prenatal Stress and Adverse Birth Outcome on Human Cognitive and Neurological Development
Laura M. Glynn and Curt A. SlS'