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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Intellectual, developmental and neurodevelopmental disabilities -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Intellectual disability -- Learning disabilities -- Communication disorders -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Cerebral palsy -- Myelomeningocele -- Dual diagnosis -- Hearing loss -- Vision impairment -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section one: Intellectual disability -- Chapter 2 -- A systematic literature review on people with intellectual disability and health -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Our study -- Study search and selection process -- Relevance appraisal -- Exclusion criteria -- Data appraisal -- Data Extraction and Synthesis -- Findings -- Challenges of health promotion for people with ID -- Models for health promotion intervention for this population and their success -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Prevalence rate of intellectual disability among children in Barwani, India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Our study -- Findings -- Discussion -- Strengths and weaknesses -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 -- The experiences of caring for children with intellectual disabilities: Perspectives from selected special schools in Ashanti Region of Ghana -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Our study -- Ethical consideration -- Findings -- Challenges -- Financial burden -- Obtaining Admission for Their Wards -- Experiences of House Mothers as caregivers -- Mobilizing the pupils -- Poor working conditions -- Challenges confronting teachers as caregivers -- Discussion -- Limitation of the study -- Conclusion -- Implications of the study -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5 -- The quality of life of normally achieving and low-achieving participants: Is it associated with IQ and metacognition? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- My study.

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Country""; ""Alien Nation""; ""Strangled by Roots""; ""Anti-American Studies""; ""Part II: God""; ""The Return of Evil""; ""The Hermeneutic Hole""; ""White Magic in America""; ""Faith and Diversity in American Religion""; ""Higher Learning""; ""Part III: Race""; ""Climbing the Mountain""; ""The Facts and the Feelings""; ""Margaret Mead Goes to Harlem""; ""Affirmative Action, Inc.""; ""Part IV: Schools""; ""The Jeremiah Racket""; ""Subject Matter Matters""; ""Part V: Sex""; ""The Mystique of Betty Friedan

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