International Review of Research in Mental Retardation
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Table of contents
- Contentsv
- Contributorsix
- Prefacexi
- Chapter 1. Characterizations of the Competence of Parents of Young Children with Disabilities1
- I. Introduction1
- II. Purpose and Approach4
- III. Contrasting Models of Parenting Competence6
- IV. Literature Analysis7
- V. Descriptive Characterizations20
- VI. Summary and Conclusion23
- Appendix: Citations for Rated Articles25
- Reference29
- Chapter 2. Parent–Child Interactions When Young Children Have Disabilities35
- I. Introduction35
- II. The Significance of Parents and Parenting37
- III. The Prominence of Bidirectional and Transactional Models37
- 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 Behavior50
- VII. The Role of Parental Affect and the Family Ecology as Context52
- VIII. Studies about Interventions to Promote Responsive Parent–Child Interactions56
- IX. Conclusions and Future Research Directions60
- References63
- Chapter 3. The Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs71
- I. Introduction71
- II. The Early Child Care Study of Children with Special Needs73
- III. Conclusions99
- References102
- Chapter 4. Diagnosis of Autistic Disorder: Problems and New Directions107
- I. Introduction107
- II. Early Identification of Autistic Disorder109
- III. Ontogeny of Development111
- IV. Differentiating Autistic Disorder and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders116
- V. Autistic Disorder and Asperger’s Disorder118
- VI. Diagnostic Tools123
- VII. Summary127
- References128
- Chapter 5. Social Cognition: A Key to Understanding Adaptive Behavior in Individuals with Mild Menta135
- I. Introduction135
- II. Social–Cognitive Processes in Individuals with MMR: A Review and Synthesis of Existing Researc141
- III. The Storehouse of Social Knowledge167
- IV. Implications for Adaptive Behavior169
- References175
- Chapter 6. Proxy Responding for Subjective Well-Being: A Review183
- I. The Data for This Review185
- II. Data Eliminated Due to Unreliability189
- III. Data Eliminated Due to Objective Content189
- IV. Processes That Damage Proxy Accuracy190
- V. Processes That Might Enhance Proxy Accuracy196
- VI. A Synthesis197
- VII. Conclusion and Summary201
- References202
- Chapter 7. People with Intellectual Disabilities from Ethnic Minority Communities in the United Stat209
- I. Introduction209
- II. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture211
- III. Increasing Ethnic Diversity: Challenges to Prevailing Theory and Research in Intellectual Disab213
- IV. Prevalence Rates, Numbers, and Characteristics of People with Intellectual Disabilities across D215
- V. Families from Minority Ethnic Communities with a Person with Intellectual Disabilities219
- VI. Conclusions: A Research Agenda229
- References234
- Chapter 8. Perception and Action in Mental Retardation241
- I. Introduction241
- II. Perceptual, Cognitive, and Action Components of Intelligence245
- III. Perceptual Deficits in Mental Retardation249
- IV. Motor Learning259
- V. Abilities and Real Skills265
- VI. Speed–Accuracy and Motor Control268
- VII. Motor Learning and Control: Concluding Comments271
- References273
- Index279
- Contents of Previous Volumes289
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.