Websites

• American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
http://www.aaidd.org
Publications
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
http://www.aaiddjournal.org/

• The Arc
http://www.thearc.org
• The Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities
http://daddcec.org/Home.aspx

4-INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

• What are the implications for special education in viewing intellectual disabilities as an inherent trait within the individual or as a state of functioning that reflects the fit between a person's capacities and the contexts in which the person is to function?

• What should teachers know about IQ tests and the assessment of intellectual functioning?

• Which is more important in determining a person's level of adaptive functioning: intellectual capability or a supportive environment?

• How are the characteristics of students with intellectual disabilities relevant to planning and delivering instruction?

• What factors might account for the wide differences in the prevalence of intellectual disabilities within the school-age population across states and school districts?

• Why has the prevention of intellectual disabilities proven so difficult?

• What should curriculum goals for students with intellectual disabilities emphasize?

• What are the most important features of effective instruction for students with intellectual disabilities?

• What is needed to make education for a student with intellectual disabilities appropriate in a general education classroom?