{"title":"Toward Freedom and Dignity: Comments on the Occasion of the Publication of the 12th Edition of the AAIDD Definition and Classification Manual.","authors":"Michael L Wehmeyer","doi":"10.1352/1934-9556-59.5.376","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dr. Wehmeyer provides a reflection on how the 12th edition AAIDD Definition, Diagnosis, Classification, and Systems of Supports Manual might move the field of intellectual disability forward.</p>","PeriodicalId":47489,"journal":{"name":"Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities","volume":"59 5","pages":"376-379"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-59.5.376","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION, SPECIAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Dr. Wehmeyer provides a reflection on how the 12th edition AAIDD Definition, Diagnosis, Classification, and Systems of Supports Manual might move the field of intellectual disability forward.
期刊介绍:
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is dedicated to meeting the information needs of those who seek effective ways to help people with mental retardation. The journal reports new teaching approaches, program developments, administrative tools, program evaluation, service utilization studies, community surveys, public policy issues, training and case studies, and current research in mental retardation. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a peer-reviewed journal whose consulting editors represent a broad spectrum of settings: universities, research centers, public and private residential care facilities, and specialized community service agencies.