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No More "Mental Retardation." So? by Leticia V. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 27 Jan 2011 5:17pm No More "Mental Retardation." So? is my now-famous essay reprinted in National Right to Life News with charming photos of my girls. Read on »

Affymetrix microarrays in mental retardation research by Albin P. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 7:54am in Birmingham, U.K. for the European Cytogenetic Research Initiative to investigate causes of mental retardation, microarray technology will be used to try to identify the specific causative mutations in mentally retarded children. Currently, cytogeneticists use karyotyping and FISH technologies to study deletions, amplifications and other chromosomal Read on »

The hard truth about the mentally retarded... by Kelly Patient Expert

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:28pm not look mentally retarded. However on paper, she is the exact description of a mentally retarded child. Again, this is no surprise, but never easy to hear. So I had a good cry... program, the kids looked like what you would expect; they were in wheel chairs, they wore AFOs, they had G-Tubes and Tracheas and they "looked" mentally retarded. But they were Read on »

On Violence, Mental Retardation, Rahm Emmanuel, and the Politician Whose Name I Won't Type by elizabeth

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2009 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Wed 10 Feb 2010 3:25pm I'm over at LA Moms Blog todaytrying to be politically correct....or NOT. Click here and join the discussion.Or leave a comment here about what you think. Read on »

Autisms versus Mental Retardation. by Dr. Steve Murphy Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 6:18pm with even mild MR(mental retardation) can have autism spectrum signs and symptoms.The OMIM listing indicates at least one "autism-like" child. I feel that is the more likely case. I.... This likely is the reason male subjects were screened. What was found is that 1% i.e. 1 patient was found with the mutation. Previously this gene has been found in 2% of X-linked mental Read on »

Autism and mental retardation – genetic overlap by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 30 May 2010 1:48am communication and stereotypical or ritualized behavior. Men are affected much more frequently than women. Autism and mental retardation can occur together but also independently of one... be correctly transmitted. The researchers analyzed the genetic material of a total of 396 patients with autism and 184 patients with mental retardation. They found different mutations Read on »

Student placed in cardboard box for time out, others called mentally retarded in their yearbook by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 22 May 2012 2:00am Two stories out today show In the first (see Teacher gets lengthy suspension after student put in box) as part of a “time out” punishment. A large cardboard box was found in a classroom. When a parent asked what the box was for, she was told that the box was for time outs for another child. The parent took a picture to document the b ... Read on »

Forensic Psychology: Article Review - Competency Evaluations for Individuals with Mental Retardation by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:51pm (CST) with defendants who are either mentally retarded or are of borderline intellectual functioning. This article is both interesting and relevant, in that it not only... was its reference and to the Competence Assessment to Stand Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation (CAST-MR). Not only do I use this test regularly with individuals Read on »

Yearbook Labels Students 'Mentally Retarded' by Michelle Patient Expert

Posted Tue 22 May 2012 12:00am A high school in Texas wanted to honor its Special Education Program with a section in the yearbook . This section, meant to honor the program and students, states "Some of the disabilities the students in the Special Education Program have are being blind, deaf or non-verbal … (students' names) are both blind and deaf, as well as mental ... Read on »

JFK and the National Plan to Combat Mental Retardation by WelcometoIllinois Patient Expert

Posted Sun 01 Nov 2009 10:01pm and Mental Retardation Planning Bill ... to cover I was surprised to see the inclusion of children’s health issues and mental disability. While I am well aware of the effort that JFK’s sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, put Read on »