They have been officially referred to as idiots and as the feebleminded.

History mental retardation.

For much of recorded history deviant behavior has been considered supernatural and a reflection of the battle between good and evil.
Mental retardation is a condition which originates during the developmental period and is characterized by markedly sub average intellectual functioning resulting to some degree in social inadequacy.
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There is a great variation in the use of terminology relating to this condition both in the united states and abroad.
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Background and expanding eligibility federal developmental disabilities legislation developed from the mental retardation laws of the early 1960s.

Intellectual disability id once called mental retardation is characterized by below average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day to day living.
Amentia has a long history mostly associated with dementia.
It is defined by an iq under 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive.

Historically mental disorders have had three major explanations namely the supernatural biological and psychological models.
In october 1961 president john f.
The difference between amentia and dementia was originally defined by time of onset.

The treatment of mentally retarded people has always reflected the changes in society.
Such individuals were seen as a threat to society and the probable cause of most of the criminal activity and social problems of the country.
Kennedy convened the presidents panel on mental retardation which developed a proposed program for national action to combat mental retardation.

Intellectual disability id also known as general learning disability and mental retardation mr is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning.
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In the early part of the 20th century the american eugenics movement argued that all people who were mentally ill mentally retarded or physically disabled were polluting the gene pool of the country.