This book examines the earliest strata of Buddhist texts, the Pali Nikayas, to construct a theoretical and operational understanding of mindfulness that is both true to its origins and applicable to contemporary conditions. On the basis of this foundation, the book explores how mindfulness practice can be adapted for people with developmental disabilities, with a focus on autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The resultant approach to mindfulness training is called inclusive Mindfulness-Based Attention Training (iMBAT). A small-scale longitudinal study, in which mindfulness is taught to six...