Understanding intellectual disability : a guide for professionals and parents / edited by Margherita Orsolini and Ciro Ruggerini.
| Other author | Orsolini, Margherita, editor. |
| Other author | Ruggerini, Ciro, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 224 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Understanding atypical development Understanding atypical development. ^A1420749 |
| Contents | A rose is a rose but what is intellectual disability? / Ciro Ruggerini and Antonina Pellegrino -- Is intelligence a general mental capacity? / Margherita Orsolini, Francesca Federico and Sergio Melogno -- Assessments of children with developmental delays and intellectual disability / Margherita Orsolini, Sara Conforti, and Sergio Melogno -- Intervention to empower children's learning / Margherita Orsolini and Sergio Melogno -- Attachment and intellectual disability: promoting secure attachment in relationships / Furio Lambruschi, Ciro Ruggerini, and Melvin Piro -- Not just telling: narratives and the construction of shared understanding in interaction / Marilena Fatigante, Samantha Salomone, and Margherita Orsolini -- Personal identity, desire, life project / Ciro Ruggerini, Stefania Musci, and Aldo Moretti. |
| Abstract | "Understanding Intellectual Disability: A Guide for Professionals and Parents supports professionals and parents in understanding critical concepts, correct assessment procedures, delicate and science-infused communication practices and treatment methods concerning children with intellectual disabilities. This is an accessible guide offering an up-to-date vision of intellectual disability and is essential for psychologists, health care professionals, special educators, students in clinical psychology, and parents"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Margherita Orsolini is a Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology. She was the Director of the Centre for the Learning Disabilities in the Department of Developmental and Social Psychology at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Ciro Ruggerini is a specialist in Child Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatry and a psychotherapist. He is the past president of the Italian Society of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and was the Coordinator of the Section of Neuropsychology of the Italian Society of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry from 2008 to 2011. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 26, 2023). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Understanding intellectual disability Abingdon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781032115399 |
| LCCN | 2022022991 |
| ISBN | 9781003220367 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1003220363 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000780536 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000780430 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000780437 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000780538 electronic book |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/b23169 |
| Stock number | 9781003220367 Taylor & Francis |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |