Showing posts with label mental retardation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental retardation. Show all posts
Thursday, March 01, 2012

IAP101 Brief #12: Use of IQ component part scores as indicators of general intelligence in SLD and MR/ID diagnosis

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                Historically the concept of general intelligence ( g ), as operationalized by intelligence test battery global “ full scal...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Is it possible to fine-tune the human brain clock?

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I just made a guest blog post at the IM-Home blog with the above title. It is the fourth blog in my introductory series that explains why...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Special journal issue on Forensic Research in Offenders with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

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Thanks to Karen Salekin for alerting me to a two-part special issue of Psychology, Crime and Law: Forensic Research in Offenders with Intel...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Research brief: More support for Flynn effect --study with MR/ID adults

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Nijman, E. E., Scheirs, J. G. M., Prinsen, M. J. H., Abbink, C. D., & Blok, J. B. (2010). Exploring the Flynn effect in mentally retarde...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Research Briefs 4-10-10: Working memory, executive functioning and ID/MR

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The cognitive neuroscience constructs of working memory and executive function (EF) are hot topics in all areas of cognition.  Although wor...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Psychometric PS to Johnston v Florida (2010) denied appeal re: new WAIS-IV scores

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This is a follow-up to my brief comments yesterday regarding the Johstone v Fl (2010) denied MR/ID appeal of two days ago. As mentioned in...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

AAIDD position paper on DSM-V proposed definition of intellectual disability (ID)

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Yesterday AAIDD presented its formal reaction to the DSM-V ASD and Developmental Disorders Subgroup, ID Subcommittee regarding the pro...
Friday, February 12, 2010

Critque of proposed DSM5 intellectual disability criteria: Guest post by Dr. Dale Watson

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Without question, the DSM-5 Proposed Draft Revision document has been generating considerable chatter among psychologists.  With regard to...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

DSM-5: Proposed draft revisions: Intellectual Disability

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The Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM-5 are now available on line.  MR/ID is described as the following: Intellectual Disability A. Current i...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Stephen Greenspan on "60 Minutes" to discuss gullibility

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Stephen Greenspan (ANNALS OF GULLIBILITY, Praeger, 2009) is scheduled to appear on a  60 Minute segment scheduled to air on Sun, 2/14 @ 7 p...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Intellectual heterogeneity of MR/ID as evidence against AAIDD "stuck on g" green manual: Even in cleary genetic-based syndromes (Williams Syndrome)

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In the l ast in my series of posts re: concerns I have with the AAIDD 11th Edition ID definition and classification manual , one  point I ra...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

AAIDD intellectual disability manual (11th edition): Intelligence component -1 standard deviation below average: Final in 3-part series

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[ Note. ..this is cross-blog post.  It also has been posted to IQs Corner sister blog-- ICDP ] This is my third (and final) comment i...
Tuesday, January 05, 2010

The Wechsler-like IQ subtest scaled score metric: The potential for misuse, misinterpretation and impact on critical life decisions---draft report in search of feedback

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The following are the first three paragraphs (and a critical figure) of a draft of an IAP Applied Psychometrics 101 Brief Report (#5).  T...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

State special education definitions of MR/ID

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Thanks to Randy Floyd for sending this article to me.  The article summarizes state eligibility guidelines for MR/ID as promulgated by state...