Grace Iarocci is Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Autism and Developmental Disorders Research Lab at Simon Fraser University. She is also a practicing psychologist in British Columbia, Canada. Jacob A. (Jake) Burack is Professor of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He is the director of the McGill Youth Study Team and the scientific director of the Summit Centre for Education, Research, and Training. Dermot M. Bowler is a Professor of Psychology, a founder member of the Autism Research Group and Co-Chair of the Psychology Ethics Committee, at City, University of London, England.
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Part I: Foundations Chapter 1: Introduction: The Basics of a Developmental Approach Chapter 2: Gene-Environment Interactions and Intellectual Disability Chapter 3: Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Part II: Intellectual Disabilities Chapter 4: Down Syndrome Chapter 5: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Chapter 6: Neurogenetic Syndromes and Rare Disorders Associated with Intellectual Disability Part III: Developmental Disabilities Chapter 7: Autism Spectrum Disorder: Psychological Theories and Explanations Chapter 8: Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Difference): Features, Identification and Screening Chapter 9: Language and Communication Chapter 10: Specific Learning Disorder Chapter 11: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Part IV: Developmental Disability in Context Chapter 12: Intellectual Disability in the Family Context Chapter 13: Broadening Perspectives on Developmental Disability