Intended as an introduction to mental retardation, the booklet provides information on definitions, incidence, etiology, diagnostic tests, developmental characteristics of persons with varying degrees of retardation, habilitation services (such as community programs, residential care and special education), and preventive measures. (CL)

This report describes how different European countries deal with the issues and practicalities surrounding their efforts to integrate pupils with special education needs. More specifically, it focuses upon the current "state of the art" in school integration policies and practices in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England and Wales, Finland,…

This book is designed to help clinicians and teachers work more effectively with people with learning disabilities and their families. Chapter 1 provides an overview of learning disabilities. It presents commonly accepted medical and educational definitions, prevalence figures, and possible etiological explanations for various disorders. Chapter 2…

This book is intended as a comprehensive source of information on the diagnosis and treatment of Asperger syndrome. Chapter 1 discusses major classification of characteristics and chapter 2 describes prevalence, comorbidity, and causal factors of Asperger syndrome. Chapter 3 examines clinical diagnosis and misdiagnosis and the influence of…