...comprised of national experts in the field, mental retardation may be defined as: "Sub-average general intellectual functioning which originates during the...associated with impairment in adaptive behavior." Adaptive behavior may be further defined as impairment in one or more of the following: (1) maturation,...

...Association on Mental Deficiency (6) , which states : / Mental retardation refers to subaverage general intellectual functioning which originates during the...is associated with impairment in adaptive behavior. A vital factor in this definition is the recognition that the characteristics of mentally retarded...

...Association on Mental Deficiency (6) , which states : Mental retardation refers to subaverage general intellectual functioning which originates during the...is associated with impairment in adaptive behavior. A vital factor in this definition is the recognition that the characteristics of mentally retarded...

...retarded and a child who is emotionally disturbed. Mental retardation refers to sub-average general intellectual functioning which originates during the...is associated with impairment in adaptive behavior. Mental retardation does not preclude the development of normal personality and emotional functioning....

...York Interdepartmental Health Resources Board, 1957. "Mental retardation refers to sub-average general intellectual functioning which originates during the...developmental period and is associated with impairment in one or more of the following: (1) maturation, (2) learning, and (3) social adjustment."20 This definition...

...some time before birth, during the birth process or in the early years. Or, in more scientific terms, "Mental retardation refers to subaverage intellectual...associated with impairment in adaptive behavior." —' Because of their impaired ability to learn, mentally retarded persons usually have difficulty...

...definition is that used by the American Association on Mental Deficiency which is: subaverage general intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period and is associated with adaptive behavior. In more common terms, mental retardation simply means impaired ability to learn...

...They do not care for mentally ill persons. They care for persons who suffer from "sub-average general intellectual functioning which originates during the...associated with impairment in adaptive behavior." (AAMD definition) They use different methods than do mental hospitals. They use different diagnoses....

...approximately 50 additional retardates. There are about 5.4 million mentally retarded persons in the US Mental retardation refers to subaverage intellectual...is associated with impairment in adaptive behavior. The program's philosophy is to serve the needs of mentally retarded people and their families. It will...

...prevailing definitions, attitudes, and practices in the field. Mental retardation is defined as SLbaverage functioning which originates during the developmental...is associated with impairment in adaptive behavior It Is asserted that, traditionally, the rights of the retarded in the community and In institutions...