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Issues and Recent Trends in the Assessment and Management of ID in Childhood

Issues and Recent Trends in the Assessment and Management of ID in Childhood
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Author(s): Sumita Chowhan (Jain University, India)and Plabita Patowary (Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, India)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 19
Source title: Autism Spectrum Disorders: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3827-1.ch001

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Abstract

The Chapter begins with an attempt to understand disability aspect in general and assessment aspect extensively. This chapter would attempt to observe both classic and latest trends of assessment techniques. Since it was observed that the recent trends concentrate extensively on global concept, the present chapter would include assessment categories on different dimensions of ability, emotions and behaviors such as intelligence, achievement, adaptive, social behavior and emotional adjustment, communication/language, sensory status, motor skills, and health status. The adaptivity skills will be emphasized more since it was observed adaptive skills plays a crucial role in the children with intellectual disability. in this current chapter a number of critical issues concerning the assessment of children with intellectual disabilities, including definitional problems, psychometric factors, and practical difficulties would be proposed to help students, counselors, teachers and psychologists.

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