FORENSIC/DDSO MATERIALS and INFORMATION SOURCES

This page provides BEST-PRACTICE materials and information. Assessment, service and support, treatment, and policy/legal issues are emerging or have achieved the level of Evidence-Based Practices.

As the amount of information collected in each area expands, the underlined headings will have web-linked jumps to pages with the bulleted information.
If blue they are active, if black they are in the planning stages.


Competency to Consent - Sexuality


  • Washington State Caselaw Ortega-Martinez
  • The VISCAT: A tool for measuring sexual consent capacity in people with developmental disabilities by William J. Taverner ($30). Contact Taverner@ptd.net
  • The SSKAAT-R (Socio-Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes Assessment Tool-Revised) is commercially available via Stoelting co. (tel 630/860-9975)




Forensic Issues and Methods for People with Mental Retardation: List of Tools and Resources

  • Literature on Forensic Issues

Sexual Offenders with Developmental Disabilities (DDSO): List of Tools and Resources



Individual Justice Planning (IJP): Manual and Tools


  • North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project Webpage
  • Download IJP Manual directly: IJP Manual in PDF format


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MHS Web Manager via e-mail as listed on the AAIDD Special Interest Groups webpage.
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