Understanding Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Professionals and Parents

Understanding Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Professionals and Parents is a comprehensive guide that supports professionals and parents in understanding critical concepts, correct assessment procedures, delicate and science-infused communication practices, and treatment methods concerning children with intellectual disabilities. It relies on developmental neuropsychology and psychiatry to describe relevant measures and qualitative observations when making a diagnosis and explores the importance of involving parents in the reconstruction of a child's developmental history.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 26 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Understanding Intellectual Disability: A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals and Parents is a vital resource that empowers both professionals and parents in gaining a profound understanding of critical concepts, accurate assessment procedures, and delicate and science-infused communication practices, specifically tailored for children with intellectual disabilities. This book, from a professional standpoint, relies on developmental neuropsychology and psychiatry to provide relevant measures and qualitative observations when making a diagnosis. It also explores the crucial importance of involving parents in reconstructing a child's developmental history. From a parent's perspective, the book showcases how enriched environments can enhance children's learning processes and how effectively working with patients, families, and organizations providing care and treatment services can be integrated with attachment theory.

Spanning across seven chapters, this comprehensive guide offers an in-depth exploration of diagnostic procedures, shedding new insights on the concept of intelligence and the role of communication and secure attachment in shaping the mind. Expert insights from renowned scholars in the field are provided, offering an overview of comprehensive assessment and intervention practices, illustrated through several case studies and examples. Additionally, the book offers a lifespan perspective from a Human Rights Model of disability, providing a holistic understanding of intellectual disability throughout an individual's life.

Understanding Intellectual Disability is an accessible guide that provides a contemporary perspective on intellectual disability, making it essential for psychologists, healthcare professionals, special educators, students in clinical psychology, and parents alike. By delving into these critical aspects, this guide empowers individuals to better support and nurture children with intellectual disabilities, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for their growth and development.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 139 x 215 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032115399