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A book on children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this core text will be useful for any course focused on disabilities and is essential for any professional seeking to help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. No other text on this subject is all of these things at once: lifespan-focused; broad and deep, with thorough, up-to-date information on intervention, education, family roles, health issues, specific disabilities and conditions such as Down syndrome, HIV infection, epilepsy, AD/HD, autism, speech and language disorders, and much more; and multidisciplinary, blending the research and personal experiences of more than 70 world-renowned authors from diverse fields.

ISBN 9781557667007Edition 01Binding Cloth