"Me? I'm not a drooler. I'm the assistant": Is it time to abandon mental retardation as a classification
By: Smith, J. David.
Contributor(s): Mitchell, Alison L.
Series: Mental Retardation 39 (2) 2001: 144-146.Publisher: 2001Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
| TERMINOLOGY | CLASSIFICATION | INSTITUTIONALISATION | LANGUAGE OF DISABILITY | UNITED STATES OF AMERICASummary: The authors suggest that it is time to abandon "mental retardation" as a classification and question whether the aggregation of people with an intellectual disability into this diagnostic category is necessary to meet their needs.
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The authors suggest that it is time to abandon "mental retardation" as a classification and question whether the aggregation of people with an intellectual disability into this diagnostic category is necessary to meet their needs.
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