Changes within the interdisciplinary field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are evolving at a rapid pace. Clinicians, academics, administrators, and a variety of mental health providers alike need easy-to-access, reliable information that enables them to stay abreast of the numerous advances in research, assessment, treatment, and service delivery within a real-world sociopolitical framework. To that end, the Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is an essential resource for any professional who works with this vulnerable population.

"Changes within the interdisciplinary field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are evolving at a rapid pace. Clinicians, academics, administrators, and a variety of mental health providers alike need easy-to-access, reliable information that enables them to stay abreast of the numerous advances in research, assessment, treatment, and service delivery within a real-world sociopolitical framework. To that end, the Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is an essential resource for any professional who works with this vulnerable population.

Foundation.- Epidemiology and Etiology of Mental Retardation.- The Autism Spectrum.- Cerebral Palsy.- Epilepsy in People With Mental Retardation.- Pediatric Brain Injury.- Behavioral Effects of Genetic Mental Retardation Disorders.- Social Acceptance and Attitude Change.- Disability Services.- Evaluating Developmental Disabilities Services.- Educational Service Interventions and Reforms.- Psychological Services for Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.- Residential and Day Services.- Behavioral-Clinical Consultation in the Developmental Disabilities.- Advocacy and Litigation in Professional Practice.- Assessment and Diagnosis.- Intellectual Assessment and Intellectual Disability.- Adaptive Behavior.- Psychosocial and Mental Status Assessment.- Functional Behavioral Assessment in Practice: Concepts and Applications.- Psychoeducational Assessment.- Developmental and Behavioral Screening.- Forensic and Psychosexual Assessment.- Family Assessment and Social Support.- Prevention and Treatment.- Science to Practice in Intellectual Disability.- Early Intervention.- The System of Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Disabilities.- Stereotypy, Self-Injury, and Related Abnormal Repetitive Behaviors.- Assessment and Treatment Psychopathology Among People with Developmental Delays.- Aggression in Persons With Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Disorders.- Speech and Language Deficits in Children with Developmental Disabilities.- Functional Skills Training for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.- Social Skills Training for Children with Intellectual Disabilities.- Vocational Skills and Performance.- Sex Offending Behavior.- Pharmacotherapy.- Ethical Issues.- Ethical Issues in Clinical Services and Research.- Ethics and Values inBehavioral Perspective.