Statistics for Autism in China
visual disability, 12.33 million or 14.86 percent; hearing disability, 20.04 million or 24.16 percent; speech disability, 1.27 million or 1.53 percent; and physical disability, 24.12 million or 29.07 percent; mental retardation,
Autism and Mental Retardation
Mental retardation -- as contrasted with the less precise term "mentally disabled" -- is defined by professionals as a disability that occurs before age 18, characterized by an intelligence quotient under 70 and serious limitations in
Autism in China
Autism is a mental disorder that makes it very difficult for people to communicate properly, or to form relationship with others. It accounts for a hefty proportion of mental disability among children, but its cause is a mystery.
ExDir Applicant #1 Moore, Robert
I do have a disability, the result of a fall sustained when our as a City Commissioner on the Commission for Tulsans Concerned About Disabilities. I was also responsible for all mental health cases at the Indian Hospital and the
Knock and talk led to officers seeing surveillance monitor through
"Even in a case where there was an individual suffering from severe depression, such a mental disability did not by itself render the defendant's consent to search and waiver of Miranda rights involuntary. There must be some coercion by
Fabrications About Autistics
The issue is not that it is bad for mental retardation to be associated with autism. Mental retardation is a neurological difference which does not in any way invalidate disability rights, neurodiversity or self-advocacy.
World's Oldest Organization on Intellectual Disability Has a
27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR), a 130-year-old association representing developmental disability professionals worldwide, has changed its name to the American Association on Intellectual and
Men fakes retardation for 20 years
David Pescovitz: For two decades, Rosie Marie Costello of Tacoma, Washington has received Social Security disability benefits for her son, Pete, he allegedly feigns a mental impairment during an interview with Social Security
Nobody's fool
Different from mental retardation, autistic disorders (as they are now Mental retardation, characterized in part by a low intelligence-test score, autism is "the fastest-growing developmental disability," and said the number of
Man Fakes Retardation
I know it's not PC to make fun of mental retardation, but it seems of all the ailments to fake, that would be the last one I would pick. For nearly 20 years - ever since Pete Costello was 8 - his mother has collected disability benefits

Access to Disability Data: Chartbook on Mental Health
Section 1: Mental health and disability: Definitions and prevalence How many people have a mental disability and what are their conditions and symptoms?
The Arc of the United States
Voluntary organization committed to the welfare of all children and adults with mental retardation and their families. Formerly ARC, Association for
The Arc - Mental Retardation Information
Information About Mental Retardation and Related Topics. Introduction to Mental Retardation · Aging with Mental Retardation · Americans with Disabilities
American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR)
This site details the work on local, state and regional chapters of AAMR and the national and international divisions and SIGs.
Disability Info: Mental Retardation Fact Sheet (FS8)
Definition, causes, diagnosis, and information from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities.
Mental Retardation, DD, NCBDDD, CDC
Information on mental retardation. Provided by the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), formerly The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR),
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental
Welcome to the New York State Office of Mental Retardation web site: Documents.
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
The website for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews.
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