Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Families and Professionals

by James C. Harris

Book Overview

Approximately 2.5 million people in the United States--one percent of the population--have an intellectual disability (previously referred to as mental retardation). These conditions range from genetic disorders such as Down syndrome to disabilities caused by infectious diseases and brain injury. Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Families and Professionals, by one of the country's foremost authorities on intellectual disability, is a comprehensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195145720
• ISBN13: 9780195145724
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"