The Oxford handbook of intellectual disability and development / edited by Jacob A. Burack ... [et al.].

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview -- The more you know the less you know, but that\'s OK : developments in the developmental approach to intellectual disability / Jacob A. Burack, Natalie Russo, Heidi Flores, Grace Iarocci, and Edward Zigler -- Genes and behavior -- Behavioural genetics, genomics, intelligence, and mental retardation / Grace Iarocci and Stephen A. Petrill -- The contribution of developmental models towards understanding gene-to-behavior mapping : the case of Williams Syndrome / Mayada Elsabbagh & Annette Karmiloff-Smith -- Linking genes to cognition : the case of fragile X syndrome / Kim M. Cornish, Armando Bertone, Cary S. Kogan, and Gaia Scerif -- Cognitive development -- The organization and development of spatial representation : insights from Williams Syndrome / Barbara Landau -- Understanding the development of attention in persons with intellectual disability : challenging the myths / Grace Iarocci, Mafalda Porporino, James T. Enns, and Jacob A. Burack -- Memory and learning in intellectual disabilities / Stefano Vicari -- Short-term memory and working memory in mental retardation / Christopher Jarrold and Jon Brock -- Executive function across syndromes associated with intellectual disabilities : a developmental perspective / Natalie Russo, Tamara Dawkins, Marie??tte Huizinga, and Jacob A. Burack -- Musical ability and developmental disorders / Anjali K. Bhatara, Eve-Marie Quintin, and Daniel J. Levitin -- Brain-based methods in the study of developmental disabilities : examples from ERP and MRI research / Alexandra P.F. Key and Tricia A. Thornton-Well -- Language development -- Language development in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in persons with Down syndrome / Robin S. Chapman and Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird -- Literacy development in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in persons with Down syndrome / Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird and Robin S. Chapman -- Language development in fragile X syndrome : syndrome-specific features, within-syndrome variation, and contributing factors / Leonard Abbeduto, Andrea McDuffie, Nancy Brady, and Sara T. Kover -- Language development in Williams Syndrome / Carolyn B. Mervis -- Social-emotional development -- Emotional development in children with developmental disabilities / Connie Kasari, Laudan Jahromi, and Amanda Gulsrud -- Socio-emotional and brain development in children with genetic syndromes associated with developmental delay / Alison Niccols, Karen Thomas, and Louis A. Schmidt -- The assessment and presentation of autism spectrum disorder and associated characteristics in individuals with severe intellectual disability and genetic syndromes / Joanna Moss, Patricia Howlin, and Chris Oliver -- Family and context -- Family well-being and children with intellectual disability / Laraine Masters Glidden -- Dyadic interaction between mothers and children with down syndrome or williams syndrome : empirical evidence and emerging agendas / Penny Hauser-Cram, Angela N. Howell-Moneta, and Jessica Mercer Young -- Parenting and mental retardation: an attachment perspective / Rinat Feniger-Schaal, David Oppenheim, Nina Koren-Karie, and Nurit Yirmiya -- Children with down syndrome : parents\' perspectives / Michal Al-Yagon and Malka Margalit -- Child eliciting effects in families of children with intellectual disability : -- Proximal and distal perspectives / Deborah J. Fidler -- Life course perspectives in intellectual disability research : the case of family caregiving / Anna J. Esbensen, Marsha Mailick Seltzer, and Marty Wyngaarden Krauss -- Conclusions and future directions -- On knowing more : future issues for developmental approaches to intellectual disabilities / Jacob A. Burack, Robert M. Hodapp, Grace Iarocci, and Edward Zigler.

We know considerably more about persons with intellectual disability than we did even a decade ago. Seeking to improve and increase upon this knowledge, this book provides a map to continue sophisticated and precise research, to inspire professionals involved with intellectual disability, and to better the lives of persons affected by it.