Intellectual Disability An Inability to Cope with an Intellectually Demanding World

The current construct of intellectual disability is based on the assumption that both IQ and adaptive behaviour can be measured accurately. Intellectual Disability explains how and why this is not fit for purpose and that it is actually neither necessary nor reasonable to have a single construct of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Whitaker, S. author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
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Sumario:The current construct of intellectual disability is based on the assumption that both IQ and adaptive behaviour can be measured accurately. Intellectual Disability explains how and why this is not fit for purpose and that it is actually neither necessary nor reasonable to have a single construct of intellectual disability.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (200 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781349438976
9781137025586