Intellectual Disabilities (Mental Retardation)

Encyclopedia of Adolescence

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 193-201

  Fisher, M H ^a   Griffin, M M ^b   Hodapp, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Bullying; Conservatorship; Dual diagnosis; Etiology; Inclusive education; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Intellectual disability; Self determination; Social vulnerability; Task analysis; Transition; Universal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884446390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373951-3.00025-9     Document Type: Chapter

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