I. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Today’s Context

1. What Is Meant by the Terms Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disabilities?

2. Historical Overview of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

3. Changing Perspectives on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

4. Trends and Issues in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

5. International Human Rights and Intellectual Disability

6. Advocacy and Legal Considerations to Ensure Civil Rights

7. Self-Advocacy

8. Making Services More Effective Through Research and Evaluation: An Introductory Guide

II. Human Development

9. Introduction to Early Development: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

10. Introduction to Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

11. Introduction to the Nervous Systems

12. Brain Plasticity

III. Etiology and Conditions

13. Factors Causing or Contributing to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

14. Down Syndrome

15. Fragile X Syndrome

16. Autism Spectrum Disorder

17. 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

18. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Part I: Diagnosis, Neurobehavioral Functions, and Interventions in Children

19. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Part II: Challenges in Adulthood

20. Cerebral Palsy

21. Other Syndromes and Conditions Associated with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

22. Epilepsy

23. Introduction to Behavior and Mental Health

IV. Support and Intervention

24. An Introduction to Assessment, Diagnosis, Interventions, and Services

25. Introduction to Intellectual and Developmental Disability Service Systems and Service Approaches

26. The Roles, Skills, and Competencies of Direct Support Professionals

27. Responding to Cultural and Linguistic Differences Among People with Intellectual Disability

28. Behavioral Intervention

29. Challenging Families, Challenging Service Systems: A Positive Intervention Model

30. Psychopharmacology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

31. Speech, Language, and Communication Assessments and Interventions

32. Augmentative and Alternative Communication

V. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Through the Life Span

33. The First 1,000 Days of Fetal and Infant Development

34. Early Intervention for Young Children

35. Maltreatment of Children with Developmental Disabilities

36. Education for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

37. The Transition from School to Adult Life

38. Work and Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

39. Lifestyles of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

40. Providing Support that Enhances a Family’s Quality of Life

41. Sexuality and People Who Have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: From Myth to Emerging Practices

42. Parenting by People with Intellectual Disability

43. Gender Issues in Developmental Disabilities

44. Aging

VI. Health

45. Ethics of Decision Making and Consent in People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

46. Physical Health

47. People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Needs

48. Nutritional Considerations for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

49. Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: Implications for People with Down Syndrome and Other Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities

VII. The Future

50. Future Trends and Advances in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Index