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American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

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The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities counts approximately 3,500 interdisciplinary members. The membership structure includes professionals working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members can select from a tiered membership menu: basic, classic, standard, and premium. AAIDD is primarily a North American professional association, but it also offers an “international” membership option and has international members from 55 countries. Finally, there is also a corporate membership where an agency can join, garnering a reduction on membership dues for employees affiliated with the corporate member.

Association members have the option of joining any of its ten professional divisions (e.g., administration, education, psychology, etc.), seven special interest groups (e.g., DD and co-occurring mental health problems, technology, etc.), and four action groups (e.g., health and wellness, criminal...

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  1. Nisonger Center – UCEDD, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

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  2. Nisonger Center – UCEDD, The Ohio State University, 1581 Dodd Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Matthew Grover

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    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Tassé, M.J., Grover, M. (2013). American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1820

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