RT Book, Section
A1 Szymanski, Ludwik S.
A1 Friedman, Sandra L.
A1 Leonard, Elizabeth L.
A2 Ebert, Michael H.
A2 Loosen, Peter T.
A2 Nurcombe, Barry
A2 Leckman, James F.
SR Print(0)
ID 3289895
T1 Chapter 31. Intellectual Disability
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 2e
YR 2008
FD 2008
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-142292-5
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3289895
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  term  Intellectual  Disability  (ID),  commonly  used  in  Europe,  is  now  becoming  preferred  to  the  previous  one  Mental  Retardation  (MR),  although  both  are  still  used  interchangeably.  Developmental  disability  is  a  legal  term  defined  by  the  Developmental  Disabilities  Assistance  and  Bill  of  Rights  Amendments  of  1996,  and  is  used  in  statutes  referring  to  entitlements.  Its  requirements  are:  The  condition  is  due  to  mental  and/or  physical  impairment,  is  manifested  prior  to  age  22,  is  likely  to  be  lifelong,  results  in  substantial  functional  limitations  in  three  or  more  major  life  activities  and  in  need  for  lifelong  services  or  supports.