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The opening chapter introduced the growing field of positive psychology and provided a context within which to understand and apply strengths-based approaches to intellectual and developmental disabilities. This chapter, in turn, examines historical understandings of disability, how those impacted understandings of intellectual disability, and how changing understandings of disability are leading to strengths-based conceptualizations of intellectual disability and focusing the field on promoting the health and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Wehmeyer, M.L., Shogren, K.A., Singh, N.N., Uyanik, H. (2017). Strengths-Based Approaches to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. In: Shogren, K., Wehmeyer, M., Singh, N. (eds) Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59066-0_2
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