Psychology 2043A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Maria Montessori, Intellectual Disability, Taste
23 Feb 2018
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Chapter 4: children with intellectual and development disabilities. Idd: disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behaviour, which covers many every day social and adaptive skills. Idd formerly termed mental retardation: two reasons why the definition of idd keeps changing: (1) proliferation of research (strong change agent) (2) changes in the way society views idd and those who have it. A brief history of intellectual and development disabilities: began less than 200 years ago jean itard, a french physician, tried to educate a young boy who was found living in the woods. Methods still used at the preschool level for all children. What is in a name: 2006-2007: american association on mental retardation (key professional organization) changed its name to american association on intellectual and developmental. Change to titles of key journals as well now refer to the basic condition as intellectual and developmental disabilities rather than mental retardation.
