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This chapter provides guidance on educational interventions and accommodations for the students with intellectual disabilities. It reviews the most recent findings regarding such interventions and accommodations including discussion of the integration of educational and mental health. This chapter emphasizes the role of the educators, psychologists, and school professionals working collaboratively to address the child’s unique educational and mental health needs. There is a significant science of educational interventions and accommodations that can be implemented for the benefit of people with intellectual disabilities.

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Shaw, S.R., Jankowska, A.M. (2018). Educational Interventions and Accommodations. In: Pediatric Intellectual Disabilities at School. Pediatric School Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02992-0_8

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