International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

A new volume of cutting-edge research on the causes, effects, classifications, and syndromes of mental retardation

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.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 behavioral sciences. Volume 37 of the series focuses mainly on topics relating to parenting and families, including chapters on the transition to adulthood for individuals with intellectual disability, contrasts in parenting across early school-age children with developmental delays, parental contributions to communication development, and siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities.