CHAPTER 15 Mental Retardation

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CHAPTER 15Mental Retardation

• EARLY DEVELOPMENT
• Language Skills
• Social-Adaptive Skills
• Gross Motor Development
• Fine Motor Development
• DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
• EARLY IDENTIFICATION
• MENTAL RETARDATION
• Defining Mental Retardation
• IQ Scores
• Adaptive Impairments
• Degrees of Mental Retardation
• Domains of Disability
• Prevalence of Mental Retardation
• Associated Impairments
• Causes of Mental Retardation

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• Intelligence Tests in Children
• Tests of Adaptive Functioning
• Treatment Approaches
• Educational Services
• Leisure and Recreational Needs
• Behavior Therapy
• Use of Medication
• Treating Associated Impairments
• Family Counseling
• Periodic Reevaluation
• OUTCOME
• SUMMARY