Journal on Developmental Disabilities

The Journal on Developmental Disabilities is a peer-reviewed journal with a growing regional and international readership.

Volume 14 Number 2	other issues
	Editors / Table of Contents Foreword Articles IBI for Children With Autism USA Special Education Doctoral Programs Parent Training and Angelman Syndrome Families of Forty Year Olds With DS Individualized Funding Down Syndrome in Sudan Preference Assessment for Children with Multiple Disabilities DISC: Concurrent Validity Sexual Offences Brief Reports Involvement in Activities Monitoring Psychotherapy Outcomes Parental Stress and Coping Celiac Disease Family Quality of Life Evaluation of JoDD
Editorial: Is Social Inclusion Always a Good Idea? Ivan Brown, Paul Ajuwon, Mian Wang, and Jelena Vahakuopus
Jelena Vahakuopus, a neuropsychologist in Moscow, has posed two interesting questions: In countries where serious social and economic problems are the current reality, can it be that social inclusion is not always a good idea? Can it be that, for people living in such social environments, institutions can be better and more convenient than community living? The immediate reaction of most readers to the first question, we suspect, is: “Of course social inclusion is always a good idea!” But second thoughts will no doubt emerge, as readers begin to focus on the word “always.” download article >>

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Editorial: Is Social Inclusion Always a Good Idea?