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Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), [3] and formerly mental retardation (in the United States), [4] [5] [6] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
Larry P. v. Riles is a California court case in which the court held that IQ tests could not be used to place African-American students in special education classes.. Five African-American children had been placed in special classes for the "educable mentally retarded", based on low IQ test scores.
In those days children with Down Syndrome were placed in educational programs for "trainable" mentally retarded children rather than "educable" children. For most of those children that meant attending school in segregated centers hidden away from the non-disabled student population. [citation needed]
He was adopted by Mamie Brown, a 38-year-old single woman who worked as a cafeteria attendant and domestic assistant. Brown claims that he was declared "educable mentally retarded" in grade school, which damaged his self-esteem and confidence. [2]
There are a variety of disabilities affecting cognitive ability.This is a broad concept encompassing various intellectual or cognitive deficits, including intellectual disability (formerly called mental retardation), deficits too mild to properly qualify as intellectual disability, various specific conditions (such as specific learning disability), and problems acquired later in life through ...
Educating the Retarded Child: 1951 Aims to discuss new education laws related to educating retarded children and appropriate procedures to show the value of the individual to society. You and Your Retarded Child: 1958 Guides parents on how to educate and communicate with their child with special education needs. Early Education of the Mentally ...
The first organization of families was the Children's Benevolent League, incorporated in 1936 in the state of Washington. [8] The San Francisco chapter was founded in 1951. [9] [10] [11] From 1953 to 1973 the organization was called the National Association for Retarded Children. President John F. Kennedy addressing the NARC in 1963.
Jean Lau Chin (July 27, 1944 – May 13, 2020) was an American clinical psychologist known for her work on diversity in leadership, cultural competence in mental health care, and women's issues and feminism. She was Professor of Psychology and former Dean of the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. Chin was the first ...