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Further Reading
Books, reports, and publications related to issues of developmental disabilities, mental retardation, and various disabilities issues.
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There is a lot of literature available on issues related to disabilities, including developmental disabilities, mental retardation, and community support. For your convenience, some recommended titles are listed below - as well as links to Amazon.com, where you may buy some of these titles if you wish. A portion of the purchase price of each book purchased directly through these links goes to the ROI Independence Fund. |
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Developmental Disabilities (History)
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by Burton Blatt and Fred Kaplan
Human Policy Press (Syracuse, New York), 1974
A reprint of the classic photo essay of legally sanctioned human abuse in state institutions, written and photographed in 1965. Shot with a hidden camera, Christmas in Purgatory depicts overcrowded and dehumanizing conditions found at eight institutions in the Northeast. Blatt was one of the few professionals to speak out against institutional warehousing in the 1960s. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Philip M. Ferguson
Temple University Press (Philadelphia), 1994
A historical study of social policy and practice toward people labeled "idiots" or "severely retarded." Ferguson examines the problem of "chronicity" and shows how people with the most severe disabilities have been and continue to be excluded from reform movements. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Stephen Jay Gould
W. W. Norton & Company (New York), 1981
A history of attempts to define and measure the illusive concept of intelligence. Includes analysis of the ideological assumptions underlying psychological science Buy it at Amazon.com
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by J.W. Trent
University of California Press (Berkeley), 1994
A history and analysis of institutions and mental retardation in the United States. Trent proposes that at least some of the source of abuse of people with mental retardation is the tendency to equate moral worth with economic productivity. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Wendy M. Nehring and Gary N. Siperstein
American Association on Mental Retardation, 1999
A discussion of nursing as it relates to developmental disabilities and mental retardation from the 1880s through the 1990s. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Resources for Parents of People with Developmental Disabilities
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by Bruce L. Baker and Alan J. Brightman
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. (Baltimore), 1997
A step-by-step guide to teaching everyday skills to children with special needs, including issues such as toileting, self-help skills, playing, information skills, and other skills needed for daily life. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Edited by Romayne Smith
Woodbine House, 1993
A book for parents of children with mental retardation, whether or not they have a diagnosed syndrome or condition. It provides a complete introduction to a child's medical, therapeutic, and educational needs and covers topics such as family adjustment, daily care, child development, early intervention, special education, and legal rights. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Hannah Carlson and Dale Carlson (Illustrated by Hope Douglas)
Bick Publishing House, 1995
A book that seeks to inform family of friends of people with mental retardation, I Have a Friend Who Has Mental Retardation covers diagnosis, day to day life, emotional needs (of people with mental retardation and their family/friends), resources for housing and employment, and information on certain disorders that can cause mental retardation. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Kathryn Stewart, Ph.D.
New Harbinger, 2002
A book designed to help parents understood NLD and Asperger's Syndrome. Provides information about what services are needed to assist individuals with NLD and Asperger's to maximize their opportunities. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Karin Melberg Schwier and David Hingsburger
Paul H Brookes Pub Co. (Baltimore), 2000
A guide to sexuality and sexual development in children and young adults with disabilities written for their parents. Includes information on what to expect, unique challenges faced by people with disabilities, and practical strategies for coping with issues involving sexuality and disabilities. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Edited by Stanley D. Klein and Kim Schive
Kensington Pub Corp., 2001
Compiled by clinical psychologist Stanley D. Klein and Kim Schive, a former editor of Exceptional Parent magazine, the book offers emotional support to disabled children's families and should help educators and health-care professionals better understand these parents' perspectives. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Developmental Disabilities & Education
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by Glen E. Thomas
Prentice Hall (New York), 1996
This book emphasizes and identifies (1) a prioritized life goal curriculum planning approach to identify the functional skills and concepts needed by a student with mental retardation or severe disabilities to become as successful as possible in adult life, and (2) a diagnostic/prescriptive teaching approach to assess each student's abilities and progress toward those individual life goals. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Gordon S. Gibb and Tina Taylor Dyches
Allyn & Bacon, 1999
A guide for pre-service and in-service educators in IEP development that includes case studies, instructions for transition planning, a model IEP for comparison, and references for further learning. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Peggy A. Hammeken
Peytral Publications, Inc., 2000
An award-wining best seller written to offer advice on how to set up or expand the inclusive school setting. Includes reproducible forms. Targeted for general and special educators teaching grades 2-12. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Katie Blenk and Doris Landau Fine
Brookline Books, 1997
Making School Inclusion Work includes references, resources, charts, checklists, and a researched history of inclusion in schools. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Bruce L. Baker and Alan J. Brightman
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. (Baltimore), 1997
A step-by-step guide to teaching everyday skills to children with special needs, including issues such as toileting, self-help skills, playing, information skills, and other skills needed for daily life. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Edited by Sandra R. Davalos
Autism Asperger Publishing Co. (Shawnee Mission, Kans.), 1999
Based on the belief that every child has a right to participate in a variety of art experiences appropriate to the child's needs and interests, this resource guide offers visual art activities developed specifically for children with autism, Asperger Syndrome and other pervasive developmental disorders who are served in a variety of settings. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Legal and Social Issues
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by Robert M. Levy and Leonard S. Rubenstein
Southern Illinois University Press, 1996
An ACLU handbook of common civil liberties issues faced by people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Martha A. Field and Valerie A. Sanchez
Harvard University Press, 2000
A book that covers the legal issues surrounding the rights of people with mental retardation to have and raise children. Discusses myths and prejudices that arose from the eugenics movement of the early 20th century, and how misperceptions have led to inconsistent and discriminatory outcomes when third parties seek to make birth control or parenting decisions for people with mental retardation. They also explore the effect of these decisions on those they purport to protect. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Peter David Blanck and David L. Braddock
American Association on Mental Retardation, 1998
A book that analyzes how the courts have interpreted ADA and the implications of their findings on employment integration and economic growth. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Ronald W. Conley, Ruth Luckasson, George N. Bouthilet
Paul H Brookes Pub Co. (Baltimore), 1992
Covers legal issues that arise when people with mental retardation commit or are the victims of crime. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Developmental Disabilities (Causes and Clinical Information)
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by Elisabeth M. Dykens, Robert M. Hodapp, and Brenda M. Finucane
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. (Baltimore), 2000
An informative book that covers the genetic causes, prevalence, and physical and medical features of Down, Williams, fragile X, and Prader-Willi syndromes, and describes their cognitive profiles, speech and language issues, and adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. Also looks at five lesser-known disorders: velocardiofacial syndrome, Rubenstein-Taybi syndrome, Smith-Magenis syndrome, Angelman syndrome, and 5p (cri du chat) syndrome. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by R. L. Hurley
Random House, 1970
A book that explores the connections between poverty and causes of mental retardation, including environmental factors, abuse and neglect, and reduced availability of services to pregnant women. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Anton Dosen, Kenneth Day, and Ellen Leibenluft
American Psychiatric Press, 2001
Primarily intended for clinical psychologists and psychiatrists, this book offers information on the treatment of mental disorders in people with mental retardation. Examines the general treatment methods and interventions as well as their applications. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Clifford J. Drew and Michael L. Hardman
Prentice Hall (New York), 1999
Primarily used as a textbook for for students in the social and behavioral sciences, this book is written for the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level student. Serving mostly as an introduction to mental retardation that is strongly based in human development, Mental Retardation: A Life Cycle Approach covers diagnosis, intervention, and other aspects of mental retardation. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by George S. Baroff
Taylor & Francis (Philadelphia), 1999
Provides recent material on the major dimensions of mental retardation: its nature, its causes, both biology and psychological, and its management. For graduate students and clinicians. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Laraine Masters Glidden
Academic Press, 2000
A thematic volume in the International Review of Research in Mental Retardation series that provides a comprehensive overview of research on autism. Coverage includes discussion of the genetics, diagnosis, neural and cognitive bases, and development of autism. This volume also explores the effects of autism on language, attachment, and emotional responsiveness. The book additionally examines the psychological impact on the family of raising an autistic child. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Jacob A. Burack, Robert M. Hodapp, and Edward Zigler
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK; New York), 1998
A text on developmental issues in mental retardation. Topics include: developmental approach to mental retardation, cognitive and linguistic development, social and emotional development, and environment and family. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Marilyn Trainer
Woodbine House, 1991
A collection of essays covering 20 years of one woman’s experience as the mother of a son with Down syndrome. Includes discussions of family adjustment, public attitudes, inclusion, and independence. Buy it at Amazon.com
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Miscellaneous
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by J. David Smith
Wadsworth Pub Co, 1994
The life story of John Lovelace, a 62-year old mentally retarded man. Tracing his life in and out of institutions, it chronicles the struggle of a socially imperfect person to find ways to become connected to the society which has been reluctant to grant him the right of participation. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by Charlene Luchterhand and Nancy E. Murphy
Accelerated Development (Bristol, PA), 1998
An overview of grieving in adults with developmental disabilities, including advice on how to respond to grief created by the loss of a loved one and specific activities designed to help people with developmental disabilities overcome profound grief. Buy it at Amazon.com
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by the President's Committee on Mental Retardation
U.S. Government Printing Office (Washington, D.C), 1998
The 1998 Report to the President discusses community development and inclusion, the link between poverty and mental retardation, and education and early intervention.
NOTE: This publication may be ordered directly from the Government Printing Office Warehouse via fax, at (301) 317-5897, or by e-mail, at
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