This Manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on
intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying …

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has
published terminology and classification manuals since 1921. Their goals over the last 100 …

This is the third in a series of perspective articles (Schalock et al., 2007; Wehmeyer et al.,
2008) from the Terminology and Classification Committee of the American Association on …

This is the fourth article in a series of articles from the Terminology and Classification
Committee of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities …

This article provides an overview of the 2002 American Association on Mental Retardation's
(AAMR's) Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports (the 2002 System) and …

Approximately 2.5 million people in the United States--one percent of the population--have
an intellectual disability (previously referred to as mental retardation). These conditions …

This is the fifth in a series of articles from the Terminology and Classification Committee of
the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). The …

Consistent with AAIDD's historical publishing of Manuals that present the current
understanding of the intellectual disability (ID) construct and disseminate best practice …

It is estimated that 7.2 million people in the United States have mental retardation or
associated impairments-a spectrum now referred to as" intellectual disability." This book …

This article addresses two major areas concerned with the evolving understanding of the
construct of intellectual disability. The first part of the article discusses current answers to five …