Intellectual disability : an inability to cope with an intellectually demanding world /

Whitaker, Simon, 1952-

Intellectual disability : an inability to cope with an intellectually demanding world / Simon Whitaker, University of Huddersfield, UK. - 1 online resource (200 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

History and definitions -- The concept of intelligence -- Measuring intelligence -- The concept and measurement of adaptive behaviour -- Acquiring a diagnosis and the prevalence of intellectual disability -- Causes of intellectual disability -- Problems with the current definition -- Intellectual disability reconceptualised and redefined.

9781137025586 (e-book)


People with mental disabilities.
Developmental disabilities.


Electronic books.

HV3004 / .W47 2013

362.3