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Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends

Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends

Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 10
ISBN13: 9781522500896|ISBN10: 1522500898|EISBN13: 9781522500902
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch001
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Gopalan, Rejani Thudalikunnil. "Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends." Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch001

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Gopalan, R. T. (2016). Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends. In R. Gopalan (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities (pp. 1-10). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch001

Chicago

Gopalan, Rejani Thudalikunnil. "Intellectual Disability: From History to Recent Trends." In Handbook of Research on Diagnosing, Treating, and Managing Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Rejani Thudalikunnil Gopalan, 1-10. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0089-6.ch001

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Abstract

Intellectual Disability (ID, also known as mental retardation) is a condition of arrested or incomplete development of the mind. ID is especially characterized by impairment of skills manifested during the developmental period, which contribute to the overall level of intelligence, i.e. cognitive, language, motor, and social abilities. This chapter focused to give an overall view about its history, changes in terminology, classification, epidemiology, etiology, comorbidities and management. Current understanding and latest trends and issues were highlighted.

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