Mental Retardation
- ISBN-10
- 0138949085
- ISBN-13
- 9780138949082
- Series
- Mental Retardation
- Category
- Psychology / Psychopathology / General
- Pages
- 647
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Merrill
- Authors
- James R. Patton, Mary Bierne-Smith, Richard Ittenbach
Description
Provides educators with information about the many facets of mental retardation from a life cycle perspective. This introductory text focuses on the basic concepts about mental retardation, the characteristics of individuals who have different levels of retardation, programming and issues across the lifespan of individuals who are retarded.
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