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Tribute to Philip Davidson (1941-2022) It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Philip Davidson, our immediate Past-President, on Thursday 10 February 2022. Phil passed away from complications of malignancy in Hilton Head Island, South...
  • February 22, 2022
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Tribute to Professor Marcia Rioux (1947-2021) Trevor R. Parmenter and Ivan Brown Today, we share sad news with you about the recent passing of Marcia Rioux. For many years, Marcia was a member of IASSIDD’s Council and Executive Committee, an...
  • September 26, 2021
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IASSIDD is delighted to receive news that the Impact Factor for our Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities has jumped to 1.806! Now might be a good time to consider writing up your congress paper as a manuscript...
  • July 6, 2021
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Online Platform opens JULY 5 Please note that the IASSIDD programme times are local times in Amsterdam, which is Central European Time (CET). You may like to use a time converter to obtain the correct times for your location (e.g. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)...
  • June 21, 2021
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A release from the Congress Committee: The Congress Committee has determined that the 6th IASSIDD congress 2021 will be a virtual congress. We hoped to have a hybrid (both in-person and online) Congress as announced last fall. However, due to...
  • March 26, 2021
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Adolescence is one of the most rapid and formative phases of human development. During this time adolescents develop knowledge and social-emotional skills and acquire attributes and abilities that are important for assuming adult roles and active contribution to society. Up...
  • March 22, 2021
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We are excited to announce the Ethics SIRG has its own Twitter handle.  Follow us @IassiddE     Tweets by IassiddE
  • March 1, 2021
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Dr Michael Mulcahy, an innovative, clear, penetrative thinker, always courteous, and respectful of others died on January 1st 2020, after a short illness – our thoughts are with Joan, his children and extended family. Michael was born in Australia, where...
  • February 26, 2021
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It is with sadness to report the death on 11 December, 2019, of Terrence (Terry) Dolan who served as President of IASSIDD from 1992 to 1996. Our thoughts are with his wife Mary Ann, his children and extended family. Terry...
  • February 26, 2021
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Roy Brown, Book Review Editor for JPPID, has received a publisher’s press release with three new titles. If you would be interested in reviewing one of these books for JPPID, please contact Roy by email to royibrown@shaw.ca Behavior Management: Systems,...
  • February 16, 2021
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International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) 

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) is the first and only world-wide group dedicated to the scientific study of intellectual disability.

Founded in 1964 as the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency, IASSIDD is an international, interdisciplinary and scientific non-governmental organization which promotes worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual disabilities.