Marc J. Tassé

Prof. Marc J. Tassé

Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Georgia, USA
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Academic Career Length

29Years (1998-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2012 in American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Marc J. TasséMarc J. Tassé
Marc J. Tassé
RSRobert L. Schalock
Robert L. Schalock
GBGiulia Balboni
Giulia Balboni
HBHank Bersani
Hank Bersani
SBSharon A Borthwick-Duffy
Sharon A Borthwick-Duffy
DZDalun Zhang
Dalun Zhang
This article updates the current conceptualization, measurement, and use of the adaptive behavior construct. Major sections of the article address an understanding of the construct, the current approaches to its measurement, four assessment issues and challenges related to the use of adaptive behavior information for the diagnosis of intellectual disability, and two future issues regarding the relations of adaptive behavior to multidimensional models of personal competence and the distribution of adaptive behavior scores. An understanding of the construct of adaptive behavior and its measurement is critical to clinicians and practitioners in the field because of its role in understanding the phenomenon of intellectual disability, diagnosing a person with intellectual disability, providing a framework for person-referenced education and habilitation goals, and focusing on an essential dimension of human functioning.

1 December 2016 in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Marc J. TasséMarc J. Tassé
Marc J. Tassé
RLRuth Luckasson
Ruth Luckasson
RSRobert L. Schalock
Robert L. Schalock
Intellectual disability originates during the developmental period and is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills. In this article, we present a brief history of the diagnostic criteria of intellectual disability for both the DSM-5 and AAIDD. The article also (a) provides an update of the understanding of adaptive behavior, (b) dispels two thinking errors regarding mistaken temporal or causal link between intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, (c) explains that there is a strong correlational, but no causative, relation between intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, and (d) asserts that once a question of determining intellectual disability is raised, both intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior are assessed and considered jointly and weighed equally in the diagnosis of intellectual disability. We discuss the problems created by an inaccurate statem...

12 February 2016 in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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MMMargaret H. Mehling
Margaret H. Mehling
Marc J. TasséMarc J. Tassé
Marc J. Tassé

9 January 2019 in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
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Marc J. TasséMarc J. Tassé
Marc J. Tassé
GBGiulia Balboni
Giulia Balboni
PNPatricia Navas
Patricia Navas
RLR. Luckasson
R. Luckasson
MNM. A. Nygren
M. A. Nygren
CKC. S. Kogan
C. S. Kogan

12 February 2020 in Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
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Marc J. TasséMarc J. Tassé
Marc J. Tassé
JWJordan B. Wagner
Jordan B. Wagner
MKMinje Kim
Minje Kim

1 April 2013 in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Marc J. TasséMarc J. Tassé
Marc J. Tassé
RLRuth Luckasson
Ruth Luckasson
MNMargaret Nygren
Margaret Nygren
The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of seeking input from professional stakeholder groups and consumers regarding the draft proposals of the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) convened a small group of distinguished interdisciplinary expert professionals in intellectual disability to review the ICD-11 proposal regarding revisions of the condition previously known as "mental retardation." This article presents the recommendations made by the AAIDD to the WHO Secretariat regarding the name, definition, diagnostic guidelines, and classification of the condition known today as intellectual disability.