The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Development

Part One: Introduction and Overview 1. 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 Part Two: Genes and Behavior 2. Behavioural Genetics, Genomics, Intelligence, and Mental Retardation Grace Iarocci and Stephen A. Petrill 3. The Contribution of Developmental Models towards Understanding Gene-to-Behavior Mapping: The Case of Williams Syndrome Mayada Elsabbagh & Annette Karmiloff-Smith 4. Linking Genes to Cognition: The Case of Fragile X Syndrome Kim M. Cornish, Armando Bertone, Cary S. Kogan, and Gaia Scerif Part Three: Cognitive Development 5. The Organization and Development of Spatial Representation: Insights from Williams Syndrome Barbara Landau 6. Understanding the Development of Attention in Persons with Intellectual Disability: Challenging the Myths Grace Iarocci, Mafalda Porporino, James T. Enns, and Jacob A. Burack 7. Memory and Learning in Intellectual Disabilities Stefano Vicari 8. Short-Term Memory and Working Memory in Mental Retardation Christopher Jarrold and Jon Brock 9. Executive Function across Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disabilities: A Developmental Perspective Natalie Russo, Tamara Dawkins, Mariëtte Huizinga, and Jacob A. Burack 10. Musical Ability and Developmental Disorders Anjali K. Bhatara, Eve-Marie Quintin, and Daniel J. Levitin 11. Brain-Based Methods in the Study of Developmental Disabilities: Examples from ERP and MRI Research Alexandra P.F. Key and Tricia A. Thornton-Well Part Four: Language Development 12. Language Development in Childhood, Adolescence, and Young Adulthood in Persons with Down Syndrome Robin S. Chapman and Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird 13. Literacy Development in Childhood, Adolescence, and Young Adulthood in Persons with Down Syndrome Elizabeth Kay-Raining Bird and Robin S. Chapman 14. 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 15. Language Development in Williams Syndrome Carolyn B. Mervis Part Five: Social-Emotional Development 16. Emotional Development in Children with Developmental Disabilities Connie Kasari, Laudan Jahromi, and Amanda Gulsrud 17. Socio-emotional and Brain Development in Children with Genetic Syndromes Associated with Developmental Delay Alison Niccols, Karen Thomas, and Louis A. Schmidt 18. 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 Part Six: Family and Context 19. Family Well-being and Children with Intellectual Disability Laraine Masters Glidden 20. 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 21. Parenting and Mental Retardation: An attachment perspective Rinat Feniger-Schaal, David Oppenheim, Nina Koren-Karie, and Nurit Yirmiya 22. Children with Down Syndrome: Parents' Perspectives Michal Al-Yagon and Malka Margalit 23. Child Eliciting Effects in Families of Children with Intellectual Disability: Proximal and Distal Perspectives Deborah J. Fidler 24. Life Course Perspectives in Intellectual Disability Research: The Case of Family Caregiving Anna J. Esbensen, Marsha Mailick Seltzer, and Marty Wyngaarden Krauss Part Seven: Conclusions and Future Directions 25. On Knowing More: Future Issues for Developmental Approaches to Intellectual Disabilities Jacob A. Burack, Robert M. Hodapp, Grace Iarocci, and Edward Zigler Index