Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation

by Edited by Robert M. Hodapp , Jacob A. Burack , Edward Zigler

• ISBN13: 9780521346191
• ISBN10: 0521346193
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-04-27
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with nonretarded children to several types of retarded individuals. The editors and contributors define the developmental approach and explore theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations. Problems involving similar sequences of development, cross-domain relations, the environment, and motivation are all discussed, as is the importance of separating the various etiological groups for research and intervention purposes. The contributors also examine the nature of development in specific etiological groups; types of retardation that are addressed include: cultural-familial retardation, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, autism, and children with sensory and motor handicaps. This significant volume demonstrates how data from nonretarded development can inform work with retarded populations and how findings from children with mental retardation enrich developmental theory.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Preface

1. The developmental perspective in the field of mental retardation R. M. Hodapp, J. A. Burack and E. Zigler

2. Differentiating mental retardation: the two-group approach and beyond J. A. Burack

3. One road or many? Issues in the similar sequence hypothesis R. Hodapp

4. The similar-structure hypothesis and differential rate of development in mental retardation P. Mundy and C. Kasari

5. Neo-environmental perspectives on developmental theory A. J. Sameroff

6. The role of motivational factors in the functioning of mentally retarded individuals J. Merighi, M. Edison and E. Zigler

7. Cultural-familial mental retardation: a developmental perspective on cognitive performance and 'helpless' behaviour J. R. Weisz

8. The organization and coherence of developmental processes in infants and children with Down Syndrome D. Cicchetti and J. Ganiban

9. Developmental issues in fragile X syndrome E. Dykens and J. Leckman

10. Deviance and developmental approaches in the study of autism F. R. Volkmar, J. A. Burack and D. J. Cohen

11. The issues of multiple pathways in the development of handicapped children C. B. Kopp and S. L. Recchia

12. Summing up and going forward: new directions in the developmental approach to mental retardation R. M. Hodapp, J. A. Burack and E. Zigler

Name index

Subject index.