Toward Freedom and Dignity: Comments on the Occasion of the Publication of the 12th Edition of the AAIDD Definition and Classification Manual

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 376-379
Author(s):  
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Diagnosis Classification

Abstract Dr. Wehmeyer provides a reflection on how the 12th edition AAIDD Definition, Diagnosis, Classification, and Systems of Supports Manual might move the field of intellectual disability forward.

Standards to Guide the Use of Clinical Judgment in the Field of Intellectual Disability

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Luckasson ◽  
Robert L. Schalock
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Clinical Judgment ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Diagnosis Classification

Abstract The purpose of this article is to discuss 10 Clinical Judgment Standards and associated best practice indicators based on current literature and an understanding of the context of clinical judgment. Throughout the article, we stress the important role that clinical judgment plays in formulating valid and precise decisions and recommendations regarding diagnosis, classification, and planning supports.

Normocentric biases taint cognitive neuroscience and intervention of autism

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Mottron
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Cognitive Neuroscience ◽  
Social Motivation ◽  
Repetitive Behaviors ◽  
Restricted Interests ◽  
Autistic People

Abstract Stepping away from a normocentric understanding of autism goes beyond questioning the supposed lack of social motivation of autistic people. It evokes subversion of the prevalence of intellectual disability even in non-verbal autism. It also challenges the perceived purposelessness of some restricted interests and repetitive behaviors, and instead interprets them as legitimate exploratory and learning-associated manifestations.

Receipt of psychotropic medication by people with intellectual disability in residential settings

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 666-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Robertson ◽  
E. Emerson ◽  
N. Gregory ◽  
C. Hatton ◽  
S. Kessissoglou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Residential Settings

Abstract # OR-20: External Validation of the Leicester Self-Assessment Diabetes Risk Score in a Population with Intellectual Disability

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Laura Gray ◽  
Yogini Chudasama ◽  
Alison Dunkley ◽  
Freya Tyrer ◽  
Rebecca Spong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
External Validation ◽  
Diabetes Risk ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Diabetes Risk Score
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