title: What's at stake in the lives of people with intellectual disability? Part II: Recommendations for naming, defining, diagnosing, classifying, and planning supports.
abstract: This article focuses on recommendations for naming, defining, diagnosing, classifying, and planning supports for individuals with intellectual disability (ID). The article provides an overview of the essential questions addressed by the respective functions and provides a series of specific recommendations that address the high stakes involved for people with ID, their families, and the field of ID.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Specialties, College of Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. ruthl@unm.edu
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luckasson
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schalock
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009626:Terminology as Topic