One of the largest and most complex human services systems in Western nations has
evolved to address the needs of people with developmental disabilities. In the US, for …

The fields of mental retardation and developmental disabilities have witnessed significant
changes in perceptions of, and treatment of, individuals with disabilities in this century. This …

The study of developmental disabilities, not being confined to one medical field, poses a
challenge in evaluating outcomes research. It is a multidisciplinary area of study which …

4 Stuart Vyse “pseudoscientific” is a pejorative adjective that suggests the treatment in
question appears to be—but is not—scientific. The therapy may employ a technical jargon …

Many professional journals publish research reports of interventions for persons with
developmental disabilities which traditionally have been expected to fulfill two quite different …

This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about developmental
disabilities: neuroscientific and genetic foundations; the impact on health, learning, and …

Changes within the interdisciplinary field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are
evolving at a rapid pace. Clinicians, academics, administrators, and a variety of mental …

As learners with special educational, developmental, and behavioral needs are increasingly
integrated into the community, it is essential that appropriate and dignified ways of …

Since the 1970s, the development of normalization philosophy and the implementation of
community care policies have highlighted the nature and treatment of psychiatric and …

What makes a practice controversial in any field is wor-thy of an article itself. In discussing
treatment approaches for children with learning disabilities, Silver (1995) con-sidered them …