PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Developmental Disorder
13 Apr 2018
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Throughout history and mainly since the mid 19th century, changing attitudes towards people with neurodevelopmental disorders have been reflected in policies and models of service delivery. In the past people with neurodevelopmental disorders were seen as subhuman, a menace and were unwanted. Ancient greece handicapped infants were left on mountaintops to die or were thrown off the cliffs (still considered to be happening and the same as aborting the child after finding out) Late (cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:859)s o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ts of pit(cid:455), (cid:271)urde(cid:374)s of (cid:272)harit(cid:455), a(cid:374)d (cid:862)hol(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:374)o(cid:272)e(cid:374)ts(cid:863) People with developmental disabilities are given lower priority than others for medical/surgical intervention. Euge(cid:374)i(cid:272)s (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)alled for sterilizatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374)alizatio(cid:374) to (cid:862)prote(cid:272)t(cid:863) so(cid:272)iet(cid:455) fro(cid:373) this threat (asylums) Happened after studies showed that mental retardation was inherited so they thought of them as a threat to the moral and intellectual fibre of society. Medical model seen as needing medical care and institutionalization, psychologists played a big role (diagnosing)
