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This is the 18th volume in a series which reviews research and theory in the area of mental retardation. It offers insights into the behavioural consequences of intellectual and developmental handicaps.

Offers a thematic exploration of personality and motivation in persons with mental retardation. This book provides discussions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both mentally retarded and non-retarded children, self-determination, and interpersonal decision making in adolescents and adults with mental retardation.

Looks at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of mental retardation. This volume offers chapters on theory and research, social cognition and social competence in children with Down Syndrome, the Flynn Effect and the role of IQ, remaining open to quantitative, and qualitative and mixed-method designs.

Presents a research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc of mental retardation. This book features contributions from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Focuses on motivation in persons with mental retardation. The book explores several theoretical models of motivation, as well as discussing issues of goal orientation, self-regulated academic learning, the setting and monitoring of realistic goals, and social competence for people with mental retardation.

Written from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences, this work provides a look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes, of mental retardation.

This review provides a scholarly exploration into the causes, effects, classification systems and syndromes of mental retardation. Contributors come from a wide range of disciplines, including genetics, pyschiology, education and other health and behavioural sciences.

This series looks at research into the causes, effects, classification systems and syndromes of mental retardation. This volume includes chapters on genetics, developmental skills and methodological issues, as well as review chapters on the Savant Syndrome and supported employment programmes.

Reviews behavioral research on mental retardation. This book is suitable for active research scientists and graduate students in mental retardation.

Offers a look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of mental retardation. This work offers chapters on newborn screening for intellectual disability; responsive parenting; Trisomy 21; Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down Syndrome; and, foolish action in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Established under the editorship of Dr Norman Ellis in 1966, this serial acts as a source of reviews of behavioral research on mental retardation.

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and

Offers a look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of mental retardation. This book focuses on topics relating to parenting and families, including chapters on biomarkers in the study of families of individuals with developmental disabilities, and parental contributions to communication development.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is one of the most researched and popular topics in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and special education. This book presents evidence-based assessments and interventions.

Takes a look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes of mental retardation. This book discusses the developmental epidemiology of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. It also explores the methodological, statistical, and theoretical advances within the field.

Looks at research into mental retardation including the causes, and effects. This work covers language development, residential services research, the intersection of poverty and socio-economic position with intellectual disability, prenatal stress and adverse birth outcome, fluid cognition, dietary habits, and screening for autism.

Language and communication problems have figured prominently in the definition of mental retardation. This volume focuses on these language and communication issues. It contains research on genetic syndromes including Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, and fragile X syndrome.

Presents a comprehensive review of the relationship between neurotoxicity and mental retardation. This work features chapters which emphasize that many variables influence the developmental outcomes following exposure to neurotoxicants, including timing of exposure, pattern of exposure, dose, susceptibility, and environmental conditions.

Offers a look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes of mental retardation. This book offers chapters on autism intervention research, health, development and intellectual disabilities, perceptual-motor deficits in Down syndrome, and psychopathology in individuals with intellectual disabilities.