Includes index.
Introduction and overview
The more you know the less you know, but that's OK : developments in the developmental approach to intellectual disability / Jacob A. Burack, Natalie Russo, Heidi Flores, Grace Iarocci, and Edward Zigler
Genes and behavior
Behavioural genetics, genomics, intelligence, and mental retardation / Grace Iarocci and Stephen A. Petrill
The contribution of developmental models towards understanding gene-to-behavior mapping : the case of Williams Syndrome / Mayada Elsabbagh & Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Linking genes to cognition : the case of fragile X syndrome / Kim M. Cornish, Armando Bertone, Cary S. Kogan, and Gaia Scerif
Cognitive development
The organization and development of spatial representation : insights from Williams Syndrome / Barbara Landau
Understanding the development of attention in persons with intellectual disability : challenging the myths / Grace Iarocci, Mafalda Porporino, James T. Enns, and Jacob A. Burack
Memory and learning in intellectual disabilities / Stefano Vicari
Short-term memory and working memory in mental retardation / Christopher Jarrold and Jon Brock
Executive function across syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities : a developmental perspective / Natalie Russo, Tamara Dawkins, Mariƫtte Huizinga, and Jacob A. Burack
Musical ability and developmental disorders / Anjali K. Bhatara, Eve-Marie Quintin, and Daniel J. Levitin
Brain-based methods in the study of developmental disabilities : examples from ERP and MRI research / Alexandra P.F. Key and Tricia A. Thornton-Well
Language development
Language development in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in persons with Down syndrome / Robin S. Chapman and Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird
Literacy development in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in persons with Down syndrome / Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird and Robin S. Chapman
Language development in fragile X syndrome : syndrome-specific features, within-syndrome variation, and contributing factors / Leonard Abbeduto, Andrea McDuffie, Nancy Brady, and Sara T. Kover
Language development in Williams Syndrome / Carolyn B. Mervis
Social-emotional development
Emotional development in children with developmental disabilities / Connie Kasari, Laudan Jahromi, and Amanda Gulsrud
Socio-emotional and brain development in children with genetic syndromes associated with developmental delay / Alison Niccols, Karen Thomas, and Louis A. Schmidt
The assessment and presentation of autism spectrum disorder and associated characteristics in individuals with severe intellectual disability and genetic syndromes / Joanna Moss, Patricia Howlin, and Chris Oliver
Family and context
Family well-being and children with intellectual disability / Laraine Masters Glidden
Dyadic interaction between mothers and children with down syndrome or williams syndrome : empirical evidence and emerging agendas / Penny Hauser-Cram, Angela N. Howell-Moneta, and Jessica Mercer Young
Parenting and mental retardation: an attachment perspective / Rinat Feniger-Schaal, David Oppenheim, Nina Koren-Karie, and Nurit Yirmiya
Children with down syndrome : parents' perspectives / Michal Al-Yagon and Malka Margalit
Child eliciting effects in families of children with intellectual disability :
Proximal and distal perspectives / Deborah J. Fidler
Life course perspectives in intellectual disability research : the case of family caregiving / Anna J. Esbensen, Marsha Mailick Seltzer, and Marty Wyngaarden Krauss
Conclusions and future directions
On knowing more : future issues for developmental approaches to intellectual disabilities / Jacob A. Burack, Robert M. Hodapp, Grace Iarocci, and Edward Zigler.
The Oxford handbook of intellectual disability and development. ISBN 9780195305012. Published by Oxford University Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.