Essentials of Intellectual Disability Assessment and Identification

A practical guide to understanding, assessing, and helping individuals with intellectual disabilities Expert advice on the latest test instruments and their clinical applications Conveniently formatted for rapid reference A concise, up-to-date overview of intellectual disability evaluation and assessment Essentials of Intellectual Disability Assessment and Identification offers a practical, concise overview of the nature of intellectual disability and adaptive skills functioning in children, adolescents, and adults. Written to promote a deeper understanding of the use of assessment data to inform interventions in clinical practice, actionable coverage includes the latest information on prevalence, causes, differential diagnoses, behavioral and social concerns, test instruments, and the new DSM-5® diagnostic criteria. It also addresses a wide range of legal issues and state policies affected by the change in diagnostic criteria. Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy practitioners and school psychologists quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of Intellectual Disability Assessment and Identification offers unmatched guidance and direction for providing feedback to parents of children and adolescents diagnosed with an intellectual disability, as well as for caregivers and advocates of adults seeking community and vocational support services. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series: Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of Processing Assessment Essentials of WISC®-IV Assessment, Second Edition Essentials of WIAT®-II and KTEA-II Assessment Essentials of WJ III® Cognitive Abilities Assessment Essentials of WJ III® Tests of Achievement Assessment Essentials of WPPSI-III Assessment Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of KABC-II Assessment Essentials of WMS®-III Assessment Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions Visit us on the Web at: www.wiley.com/psychology