Ivan Brown & W.L. Alan Fung 
Comprehensive Guide to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities [EPUB ebook] 

The trusted core disability textbook gets a comprehensive update in this second edition, now thoroughly revised to include all the critical topics todays professionals need to know about as they work with people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Brought to you by a new team of worldrenowned experts and contributors, this volume fully prepares future educators, social workers, researchers, and clinicians to provide the best services and supports to children and adults across the life span. Tomorrows professionals will discover what to do and how to do it as they prepare for their important work, and theyll refer to this userfriendly compendium year after year for information, insights, and answers. A cornerstone text for any course focused on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesand an essential reference for every inservice professionals library.THE IDEAL CORE TEXT FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY COURSES:Broad and deep, with thorough, uptodate information on intervention, education, family roles, health issues, specific disabilities, and much more Life spanfocused, with topics ranging from genetics and development to issues related to aging Multidisciplinary, blending research and personal experiences of more than 70 esteemed authors from diverse fields Immediately applicable, presenting both the facts and practical, realworld advice on meeting the individual needs of people with disabilities Student friendly, with learning objectives, instructive case stories, stimulating questions for reflection, and key Internet resources WHATS NEW: New coeditors and contributors * New and extensively updated chapters on critical topics, including AAC and technology, autism spectrum disorder, advocacy and selfadvocacy, communication challenges, family issues, human development and genetics, legal and ethical considerations, and psychopharmacology SELECTED TOPICS COVERED: assessment and diagnosis * behavior and mental health * brain plasticity * cerebral palsy * decision making and consent * Down syndrome * early development and intervention * education * employment * epilepsy * fetal alcohol spectrum disorder * fragile X syndrome * gender issues in developmental disabilities * international human rights * nutritional considerations * parenting * physical health * service systems and approaches * transition from school to adult life