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| Basic Concepts | p. 1 |
| Historical Perspectives | p. 2 |
| Historical Overview | p. 4 |
| Antiquity: Prior to 1700 | p. 5 |
| Emergence and Early Disillusionment of a Field: 1700-1890 | p. 6 |
| Facilities-Based Orientation: 1890-1960 | p. 11 |
| Services-Based Orientation: 1960-1985 | p. 20 |
| Supports-Based Orientation: 1985-Present | p. 26 |
| Terminology and Definition | ... MOREp. 38 |
| Mental Retardation in Context | p. 40 |
| Terminology | p. 43 |
| Disablism and Mental Retardation | p. 45 |
| Defining Mental Retardation | p. 46 |
| Contemporary Definitional Perspectives | p. 59 |
| Operationalizing Definitional Perspectives | p. 62 |
| Incidence and Prevalence | p. 67 |
| Assessment of Mental Retardation | p. 78 |
| Theories of Intelligence | p. 80 |
| Assessment of Intelligence | p. 84 |
| Theories of Adaptive Behavior | p. 93 |
| Assessment of Adaptive Behavior | p. 98 |
| Individual Rights and Legal Issues | p. 114 |
| The Context for Securing Individuals' Rights | p. 116 |
| Legal Precedents for Individual Rights | p. 121 |
| Institutional Rights | p. 131 |
| Community Rights | p. 136 |
| Issues That Span a Lifetime | p. 137 |
| Biology, Psychology, and Sociology of Mental Retardation | p. 149 |
| Biological Sources of Mental Retardation and Efforts for Prevention | p. 150 |
| Terminology | p. 153 |
| Genetic Disorders | p. 156 |
| Genetic Transmission | p. 156 |
| Chromosomal Deviations | p. 165 |
| Cranial Malformations | p. 172 |
| Other Congenital Factors | p. 173 |
| Prematurity and Perinatal Concerns | p. 176 |
| Postnatal Biological Concerns | p. 178 |
| Prevention | p. 179 |
| Ethical Issues | p. 187 |
| Psychosocial Aspects of Mental Retardation | p. 196 |
| Individual Aspects | p. 198 |
| Environmental Aspects | p. 207 |
| Interventions | p. 216 |
| Characteristics of Individuals with Milder Forms of Mental Retardation | p. 234 |
| Characteristics of Milder Retardation | p. 236 |
| Demographic Characteristics | p. 241 |
| Motivational and Sociobehavioral Characteristics | p. 242 |
| Learning Characteristics | p. 248 |
| Speech and Language Characteristics | p. 256 |
| Physical Health Characteristics | p. 257 |
| Educational Characteristics | p. 263 |
| Characteristics of Persons with Severe Mental Retardation | p. 276 |
| Characteristics of Severe Mental Retardation | p. 278 |
| Behavioral Characteristics | p. 282 |
| Communication Characteristics | p. 285 |
| Physical and Emotional Health Characteristics | p. 287 |
| Educational Concerns | p. 288 |
| Appropriate Outcomes | p. 294 |
| Supports | p. 297 |
| Programming and Issues across the Life Span | p. 311 |
| Infancy and Early Childhood | p. 312 |
| Rationale for Early Childhood Special Education | p. 314 |
| Legislation Affecting Early Childhood Special Education Programs | p. 315 |
| DEC-Recommended Practices | p. 324 |
| Measures of Early Childhood Development | p. 328 |
| Issues in Early Childhood Assessment | p. 334 |
| Programming for Young Children | p. 337 |
| Curriculum | p. 341 |
| School Years: Educational Programming | p. 358 |
| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) | p. 360 |
| Educational Environment Options | p. 363 |
| Assessment and Program Planning | p. 374 |
| Programming for School-Age Learners | p. 385 |
| Transitional Years: Preparing for Adulthood | p. 402 |
| Basic Concepts of Transition | p. 404 |
| Transition Education | p. 409 |
| Transition Planning | p. 417 |
| Vocational Preparation | p. 419 |
| Adult Years: Life in the Community | p. 434 |
| Adult Development | p. 436 |
| Patterns of Residential and Community Living | p. 438 |
| Adjusting to Life in the Community | p. 442 |
| Issues of the Adult Years | p. 457 |
| Future Issues | p. 467 |
| Family Considerations | p. 468 |
| Organization of the Family | p. 472 |
| Family Functioning | p. 476 |
| Issues in Family Living | p. 487 |
| Assistive Technology Applications | p. 498 |
| Definition of Assistive Technology | p. 500 |
| Benefits of Assistive Technology | p. 504 |
| Policies and Legalities Surrounding Assistive Technology | p. 505 |
| Barriers of Assistive Technology | p. 512 |
| Modifications | p. 513 |
| Appendix | p. 524 |
| Glossary | p. 531 |
| Subject Index | p. 537 |
| Name Index | p. 555 |
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